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Milky Way May Host 18 Hidden Black Holes

5/24/2025

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New research unveils the tantalizing possibility that our Milky Way harbors between 5 to 18 elusive intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs), each weighing between 10,000 and 100,000 times the mass of our sun. These cosmic giants could reshape our understanding of black hole evolution, yet the search for direct evidence of their existence continues.

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New research unveils the tantalizing possibility that our Milky Way harbors between 5 to 18 elusive intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs), each weighing between 10,000 and 100,000 times the mass of our sun. These cosmic giants could reshape our understanding of black hole evolution, yet the search for direct evidence of their existence continues.