Astronomers spotted a runaway supermassive black hole. Try Brilliant’s new interactive tutor for free and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription at https://brilliant.org/astrum/ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ For the first time ever, scientists have spotted a runaway supermassive black hole hurtling through space… alone. Leaving a trail of newborn stars in its wake, this cosmic giant is defying everything we know about how black holes behave. In this video, we’re diving into the mysteries scientists are racing to solve: How is this black hole creating new stars? Why is it not inside a galaxy? And how did it escape? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 0:00 What Hubble Saw 3:16 What Is It? 7:30 Shockwave 9:14 Creating New Stars 10:15 Where Did It Come From? 13:38 How Did it Escape? 16:22 More Runaway Black Holes? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ To stay on top of space news, sign up to the Astrum newsletter: https://astrumspace.kit.com A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF Astrum Displate Posters: https://displate.com/artist/astrumspace?art=5f04759ac338b Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Earth: https://youtube.com/@AstrumEarth Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumespanol Astrum Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChn_-OwvV63mr1yeUGvH-BQ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Illustration”, via science.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/rbhvisual “A Candidate Runaway Supermassive Black Hole”, via iopscience.iop.org https://astrumspace.info/candidaterbh “JWST Confirmation of a Runaway Supermassive Black Hole”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/confirmedrbh “Strange Streak of Young Stars”, via phys.org https://astrumspace.info/starstreak “Jet-Induced Star Formation in Centaurus A”, via ui.adsabs.harvard.edu https://astrumspace.info/centaurusa “Gravitational Wave Momentum Losses on Binary System”, via ui.adsabs.harvard.edu https://astrumspace.info/gwloss “The Cosmic Owl: Twin Active Collisional Ring Galaxies”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/cosmicowl “Rare Structure From Colliding Ring Galaxies”, via livescience.com https://astrumspace.info/ringcoll “Hot Pursuit of a Runaway Supermassive Black Hole”, via sciencealert.com https://astrumspace.info/pursuitsmbh “A Monstrous Supermassive Black Hole Has Gone Missing”, via sciencealert.com https://astrumspace.info/missingbh ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Writer: Michelle Babcock Video Editor: Nick Shishkin Audio Editor: James Horsley Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava Script Editor: Damaris McColgan Thumbnail Designers: Peter Sheppard, Juane Dames Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner Production Coordinator: Rose Unwin Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan With special thanks to: NASA/ESO/ESA #Astrum #Space #BlackHole
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Imagine the confluence of circumstances that has to happen to impart enough force on a *black hole* to accelerate it up to the escape velocity of an entire *galaxy*.
my dad also ran away, don't worry stars, just believe in yourself and you'll be ok.
Starting to think that all theories and explanations need to come with an asterik saying "this is what we believe in this moment, check back in a year or so."
Oh lawd he comin
I praise every day astrum for not using AI generated images ❤
The energy and forces that are observable in that one stretch of space must be mind boggling. A Massive Black hole just hurtling through space leaving new born stars in its aftermath is pretty amazing to behold.
Imagine the world-ending movie that could be made from this.
All those orphan stars… no galaxy home. Imagine a civilization born in one of them? Forever alone.
Breakneck speeds to us, but as far as the universe is concerned, it's still going at a snail's pace.
“From cosmic carnage comes stellar rebirth” hol up his writing was this fire?
Imagine being a new born star in the void between galaxies because of this rogue black hole.
guys get your popcorn ready astrum just posted
1000 km per second-> 2 million miles per hour
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Just when we think we know a lot about the cosmos, The Cosmos reminds us we know absolutely nothing about it at all.
He's not a runaway black hole. He just going to the store for smokes. He will be right back
Can you imagine being an intelligent species on a planet from that runaway black hole.
I'm glad it feels confident enough to go out on its own 👌
It seems like when we find something weird in the universe or galaxy, there’s always something else that out-weirds the previous weird discovery. And that why I love space! (and Astrum)
The fact that something this massive can actually be on the move is terrifying and fascinating at the same time. The universe is far more chaotic than we imagine.