DESI Discovers 2,800 New Black Holes

Feb 19, 2025 - 16:00
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DESI Discovers 2,800 New Black Holes
This mosaic shows galaxies hosting intermediate-mass black hole candidates, arranged in increasing order of stellar mass. Image credit: Legacy Surveys / D. Lang, Perimeter Institute / NAOJ / HSC Collaboration / D. de Martin, NSF’s NOIRLab / M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab.

Astronomers have compiled the largest sample ever of dwarf galaxies that host an actively feeding black hole, as well as the most extensive collection of intermediate-mass black hole candidates to date.

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