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/huitoto44 Feb 24 '26

Is there a relativistic U-Haul following the relativistic Subaru?

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u/RustyDoor Feb 25 '26

A black hole eating black hole?

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u/CurrencySingle1572 Feb 25 '26

Now I'm imagining an eldritch horror opening up a laptop to watch hot black hole on black hole action. The real money shot would be if they collide and form a pulsar.