Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: Scientists Find More Active Black Holes in Dwarf and Milky Way-sized Galaxies By Cutting Through Glare of Star Formation
January 09, 2026
January 09, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release:
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Scientists Find More Active Black Holes in Dwarf and Milky Way-sized Galaxies By Cutting Through Glare of Star Formation
A new census of more than 8,000 galaxies finds active black holes rising in frequency with galaxy mass, jumping sharply in galaxies similar in mass to the Milky Way
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Astronomers have compl . . .
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Scientists Find More Active Black Holes in Dwarf and Milky Way-sized Galaxies By Cutting Through Glare of Star Formation
A new census of more than 8,000 galaxies finds active black holes rising in frequency with galaxy mass, jumping sharply in galaxies similar in mass to the Milky Way
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Astronomers have compl . . .