Hubble Spotted Something Huge Hurtling Through Space

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