The placid appearance of NGC 4889 can fool the unsuspecting observer. But the elliptical galaxy, pictured in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, harbours a dark secret. At its heart lurks one of the most massive black holes ever discovered.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1602/
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ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
11 February 2016
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9 February 2016: Since October 2013 the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been observing some of the most massive structures in the Universe — galaxy clusters. Using the magnification effect caused by their ...
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