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Hubble Probes Heart of Omega Centauri (Labeled)

Sequence Zoom in Omega Centauri. Zoom starts from ground based image to Sloan Digital Sky Survey to Hubble Space Telescope ACS image.
  • Release Date
    April 2, 2008
  • Science Release
    Astronomers Find Suspected Medium-Size Black Hole in Omega Centauri
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)

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Hubble Probes Heart of Omega Centauri

Hubble Probes Heart of Omega Centauri

Omega Centauri is the largest and brightest globular cluser orbiting our Milky Way. It contains several million stars and is the home of a suspected black hole.

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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