Hubble Discovers Ejected Black Hole Creating Stars

Using Hubble, researchers have discovered a supermassive black hole that appears to have been ejected from its galaxy, leaving a 200,000 light-year-long trail of stars behind it. As the black hole travels through space, it is plowing into gas ahead of it, triggering star formation and creating new hot blue stars. The phenomenon has never been observed before by scientists, and Hubble’s observations are helping scientists understand the characteristics of black holes and how they affect their surrounding environments.