Recent observations suggest that 'runaway' black holes are tumbling through the cosmos. Building on decades of theory, the discovery adds a remarkable new chapter to the story of the universe. When ...

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Scientists have discovered the first-ever confirmed "runaway" supermassive black hole (SMBH). The black hole is estimated to have the mass of 20 million suns and is moving away from its original ...

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