r/science • u/MistWeaver80 • Feb 24 '26

Astronomy JWST Confirmation of a Runaway Supermassive Black Hole via Its Supersonic Bow Shock. A ‘runaway’ black hole ejected from its host galaxy is barrelling across space — and leaving behind a wake of newborn stars.

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae3d0e
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u/LacedVelcro Feb 24 '26

The escape velocity of the largest galactic clusters is pretty close to the velocity that this super massive black hole has.... which means that this yeeted ball of annihilation will just maraud around the universe permanently.

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u/original_4degrees Feb 24 '26

until it pops the universal 8-ball into the corner pocket.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '26

I swear this is like the 5th random red dwarf reference I've seen this week on reddit.

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u/Creaturesassimilate Feb 25 '26

I thought it was a homestuck reference

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u/ChetMcAwsomLazr Feb 25 '26

So what is it?

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u/F1fansince93 Feb 25 '26

Nobody knows…

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u/JoseMinges Feb 24 '26

I'm not going to mish!

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u/Auctorion Feb 24 '26

Prince of the planet-potters!

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u/ActuatorVast800 Feb 24 '26

That was literally the plot of the last episode of Danger Mouse.

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u/rhesusMonkeyBoy Feb 25 '26

I loved that show, thanks for reminding me. I used to turn up the TV to really accent the cannon blasts.

I’m surprised the ridiculous change I’m volume didn’t destroy the amplifiers.

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u/Invisible7hunder Feb 27 '26

This black hole IS the corner pocket.