NASA’s Hubble, Chandra Find Supermassive Black Hole Duo
The closest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes have been observed in tight proximity. These are located approximately 300 light-years apart and were detected using
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. These black holes, buried deep within a pair of colliding galaxies, are fueled by infalling gas and dust, causing them to shine brightly as active galactic nuclei (AGN).
For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Paul Morris: Lead Producer
Scott Wiessinger: Producer for Assorted AGN Animations
Music Credit:
"Drift" by Alexandre Prodhomme [SACEM] via Koka Media [SACEM], Universal Production Music France [SACEM], and Universal Production Music.
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, please credit individual items as indicated above.
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Producer
- Paul Morris (eMITS)
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Animator
- Scott Wiessinger (eMITS)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Release date
This page was originally published on Monday, September 9, 2024.
This page was last updated on Friday, August 30, 2024 at 4:37 PM EDT.