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Orbiting Black Holes

Orbiting Black Holes

Artist's conception shows two supermassive black holes, similar to those observed by UNM researchers, orbiting one another more than 750 million light years from Earth.

Credit: Josh Valenzuela/UNM

Radio Galaxy at 15GHz

Radio Galaxy at 15GHz

VLBA map of radio galaxy 0402+379 at 15 GHz. It hosts two supermassive black holes at its center, being denoted as C1 and C2.

Radio Galaxy at 22GHz

Radio Galaxy at 22GHz

A colored VLBA map of radio galaxy 0402+379 at 22 GHz. The galaxy hosts two supermassive black holes at its center, being denoted as C1 and C2.

False Color VLBA Map

False Color VLBA Map

This is a false color VLBA map of radio galaxy 0402+379 at 15 GHz. It hosts two supermassive black holes at its center, being represented by accretion discs with twin jets.

Karishma Bansal

Karishma Bansal

UNM graduate student in the Department of Physics & Astronomy.

Prof. Greg Taylor

Prof. Greg Taylor

UNM Department of Physics & Astronomy.

Groundbreaking discovery confirms existence of orbiting supermassive black holes

Observed galaxy is 750 million light years from Earth

By Aaron Hilf June 27, 2017

Categories: College of Arts & Sciences Faculty News Physics & Astronomy Research Front Page

Tags: research

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