Astronomers spot a mysterious black hole nestled in a cluster of stars
![The star cluster Omega Centauri contains millions of stars. The movement of some stars suggests that an intermediate-sized black hole lies at its center.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/877x800+0+0/resize/877x800!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2F68%2F8bafabfc40818e05c0ffe614d277%2Fstsci-01evt6esd5k1f1ck14mprzacaz-hubble.jpg)
A report from Nature shows that astronomers may have found a medium-sized black hole, a kind they've long looked for.
(Image credit: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA)
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A report from Nature shows that astronomers may have found a medium-sized black hole, a kind they've long looked for.
(Image credit: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA)