Hubble Discovers the First "Missing" Black Hole in this Famous Star Cluster

July 23, 2026 Universe Today

Hubble Discovers the First "Missing" Black Hole in this Famous Star Cluster
By Matthew Williams (https://ift.tt/d7MY4at)

Astronomers found Omega Centauri’s first stellar-mass black hole, which has a visible star companion that is shown in greater detail. Credit: ESA/NASA/MPIA/STScI

Combining over 20 years of archival data from Hubble with new data from the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has found the first of the "missing" black holes.

July 24, 2026 at 06:04AM
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