Astronomers Discover Three Actively Feeding Black Holes in a Distant Galaxy

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Published: 2026-10-25
Category: science
Source: ScienceDaily (citing Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics)

Astronomers have identified three actively feeding black holes within a single galaxy located more than 12.5 billion light-years away, offering insights into the universe's early stages. Two of these black holes are separated by only 620 light-years and are anticipated to merge eventually. One of the black holes is estimated to be 80 million times the mass of the Sun and is growing at a rate faster than current conventional theories predict.

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