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3 supermassive black holes found in one galaxy; largest is 80 mn times the Sun's mass

short by Girish Kumar Anshul / on Friday, 21 August, 2026
Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy containing three active supermassive black holes, marking the first such evidence in a single galaxy. Two black holes are at its centre, while the third is about 5,500 light-years away. The largest is 80 million times the Sun's mass. Scientists said the smallest could merge with the largest in a few hundred million years.
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