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NASA shares images showing two supermassive black holes merging – Tech Explorist
This image of NGC 6240 contains new X-ray data from Chandra, showing two supermassive black holes in the process of merging.
In a recently shared image by NASA, a galaxy appearing called NGC 6240 contains two supermassive black holes in the process of merging. The image consists of new X-ray data from Chandra (shown in red, orange, and yellow) that has been combined with an optical image from the Hubble Space Telescope originally released in 2008.
These merging black holes are approximately 3,000 light-years apart and are seen as the bright point-like sources in the middle of the image. These black holes are in such proximity…
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