UNAWE Space Scoop - A Rule-Breaking Supermassive Black Hole
Published: April 9, 2026
Duration: 3:51
https://spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2602/a-rule-breaking-supermassive-black-hole/
Astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole, or SMBH, that is breaking all the rules! Well, one rule anyway. It's called eROSITA Final Equatorial Depth Survey, or eFEDS, J084222.9+001000. Whew! It is also called ID830, don't ask me why, so that's what I'll call it. Way easier!
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Most galaxies have a supermassive black hole at their center. They grow by sucking down clouds of gas & dust nearby - like a powerful vacuum cleaner in space. As the black hole, uh, eats, the gas swirls inw...