MAUNAKEA (HawaiiNewsNow) – Scientists are learning more about the universe from the Keck Observatory atop Maunakea.
Astronomers uncovered a wobbling black hole in the center of a nearby disk-shaped galaxy.
Super heated gases were seen erupting from the black hole that stretch 20,000 light-years from the core of that galaxy.
This was far beyond anything seen before, according to experts.
The discovery provides evidence that supports theories that a supermassive black hole can dramatically reshape its host galaxy.
It also raises the possibility that something like this could happen in our own galaxy.
The findings were presented at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday.
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