Mystery in the Stars: Hubble Unveils Omega Centauri’s Hidden Monster
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Mystery in the Stars: Hubble Unveils Omega Centauri’s Hidden Monster
Using two decades of Hubble Space Telescope data, scientists found seven unusual stars in Omega Centauri, indicating the presence of an intermediate-mass black hole, potentially the nearest of its kind to Earth and reshaping theories on black hole environments. An international team of astronomer