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Location of M15 and M31 G1 in the Northern Autumn Sky
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.M15, M31 G1
- Release DateSeptember 17, 2002
- Science ReleaseHubble Discovers Black Holes in Unexpected Places
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Black Holes Unexpectedly Discovered in Globular Clusters M15 and G1
These two globular star clusters, M15 and G1, harbor hundreds of thousands of stars. But deep within their dense cores is an unexpected guest: a class of intermediate-sized black holes. Black holes are invisible, but the probing eye of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope found them by...
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Mar 14, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
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