Hubble Hunts for Black Hole

Hubble Hunts for Black Hole

Scientists using a big telescope from NASA called the Hubble Space Telescope think they've found strong clues about a special kind of black hole. This black hole might be in the center of a star group that's really close to Earth, about 6,000 light-years away.

Now, most black holes are either very small or super big. Our galaxy has many small black holes, like 100 million of them. These small ones are bigger than our Sun but not by much. Then, there are the super big ones out there in the universe. They are as heavy as millions or billions of our Suns and are in the middle of galaxies.

But there's a mystery. There's a type of black hole that's in-between – not too small, not too big. Scientists have been looking for these for a long time. They're trying to understand how they're made, where they are, and why there aren't many of them.

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, which is one of NASA's most powerful tools for looking into space, scientists believe they've found something amazing. This isn't just any black hole - it's a kind that's right in between the sizes we usually see.

You can think of black holes like holes in space that pull everything close into them, even light. Imagine if black holes were donuts. Most of the donuts (or black holes) we know about are either really tiny or super, super large. Our own galaxy, the place where our Earth and many other stars live, has a lot of these tiny donut black holes. They are bigger than our Sun, but in the grand scheme of things, they're still on the smaller side.

On the other hand, when we look out at other galaxies, in their centers, we often find gigantic black holes. These big ones are so heavy that if you tried to compare their weight to our Sun, it would be like comparing a mountain to a pebble.

But here's where the mystery comes in. Scientists have always thought there should be medium-sized donuts or black holes too. Not too tiny, not too big, just right in the middle. And that's what they think they've found using the Hubble. It's a big discovery because these middle-sized black holes are like pieces to a cosmic puzzle. They can help scientists understand more about how all black holes form and grow. Plus, why don't we see more of them? Are they hiding? This discovery opens up a lot of cool questions for space explorers.

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