Black Hole Discovered in Next Door Galaxy's Star Cluster NGC 1850 | ESO

Black Hole Discovered in Next Door Galaxy's Star Cluster NGC 1850 | ESO

Astronomers discovered a small black hole outside the Milky Way by looking at how it influences the motion of a star in its close vicinity. This video summarizes the discovery.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Directed by: Herbert Zodet and Martin Wallner

Editing: Herbert Zodet

Written by: Juliet Hannay and Giulio Mazzolo

Footage and photos: ESO, L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, N. Risinger, DSS, NASA/ESA/M. Romaniello

Acknowledgement: Juan Carlos Muñoz-Mateos. Gianluca Lombardi

Scientific Consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova

Release Date: Nov. 11, 2021

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