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Big Black Holes in Small Galaxies [Nature]

Scientists’ discovery of a large black hole in a relatively small galaxy is causing them to rethink our understanding of black holes and their growth. From my latest Nature article, Small galaxy harbours super-hefty black hole:

NGC 1277, the galaxy sporting a surprisingly large black hole Credit: A. C. FABIAN/ESA/NASA
NGC 1277, the galaxy sporting a surprisingly large black hole
Credit: A. C. FABIAN/ESA/NASA

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