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$This Hubble image shows the dwarf starburst galaxy ESO 495-21. The galaxy is just 3,000 light-years across, a fraction of the size of the Milky Way, but that is not stopping the galaxy from furiously forming huge numbers of stars. This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by Hubble’s Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) and Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) instruments. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.$

Dwarf Starburst Galaxy Harbors Supermassive Black Hole

Jun 14, 2019 by News Staff

A starburst galaxy called ESO 495-21 is just 3,000 light-years across, but it harbors a black hole of about one million solar masses at its core. This...