Scientists Believe Unusual Star Structure , May Not Be 'Runaway' Black Hole.
'The Independent' reports that scientists may have solved the mystery surrounding a "runaway" black hole shooting across the universe.
In April, scientists found a black hole that they believed was thrown out of its home galaxy and sent speeding across the cosmos.
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Astronomers discovered a long trail of stars stretching out into a narrow shape that is approximately the same size as our own Milky Way galaxy.
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At first, scientists believed the trail of stars was left behind in the wake of a runaway black hole.
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Now, scientists at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) suggest a much more ordinary explanation for the unusual star structure.
The IAC team believes that the anomaly may just be a flat, thin galaxy that is being observed from its side.
The motions, the size, and the quantity of stars fits what has been seen in galaxies within the local universe, Jorge Sanchez Almeida, IAC researcher and first author of the article, via 'The Independent'.
It’s a relief to have found the solution to this mystery, the new proposed scenario is much simpler, Jorge Sanchez Almeida, IAC researcher and first author of the article, via 'The Independent'.
In one sense it is also a pity, because the existence of fleeing black holes is expected, and this could have been the first one to be observed, Jorge Sanchez Almeida, IAC researcher and first author of the article, via 'The Independent'.
'The Independent' reports that the team hopes further observations will reveal more details of the galaxy that prove interesting to astronomers.
