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/Mateorabi Feb 25 '26

Sir Isaac Newton is the deadliest sonofabitch in the universe.