We really sent a telescope 750 million light-years just to watch a giant vacuum ghosting its home address.
NASA Just Found a Homeless Black Hole Eating Through the Neighborhood
NASA's Swift Observatory has identified a rare 'orphan' supermassive black hole in the constellation Cetus, roughly 750 million light-years away. Displaced from its galactic core, the black hole was detected after it shredded a star, releasing an intense flash of light. Researchers plan to use this discovery to locate other wandering celestial giants.
Source: NASA Just Found a Homeless Black Hole Eating Through the Neighborhood — Nautilus
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