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Rare black hole possibly orbiting our galaxy detected by Hubble telescope

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Rare black hole possibly orbiting our galaxy detected by Hubble telescope
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The Hubble Space Telescope may have discovered an intermediate-mass black hole candidate located at the core of the nearby star cluster Messier 4, roughly 6,000 light-years away. The black hole candidate is an ultradense region of space packed with the mass of 800 suns, causing nearby stars to orbit it. Intermediate-mass black holes are the most elusive black holes in the universe, and no intermediate-mass black holes have been definitively confirmed to exist. Further observations are needed to confirm the discovery.

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  1. A rare type of black hole never proven to exist could be orbiting our galaxy right now, Hubble telescope reveals  Livescience.com
  2. We May've Detected A Rare 'Missing Link' Black Hole in Our Own Celestial Backyard  ScienceAlert
  3. Scientists May Have Detected Ultra-Rare Black Hole  ExtremeTech
  4. Black Hole Missing Link Found In Our Galaxy  Giant Freakin Robot
  5. Hubble Space Telescope reveals rare black hole lurking in our backyard  Space.com

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