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Supermassive black hole seed seen by Chandra (OBJ29323) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Supermassive black hole seed seen by Chandra

May 24, 2016 · ESA/Hubble · OBJ29323

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This image shows one of two detected supermassive black hole seeds, OBJ29323, as it is seen by the NASA Chandra Space Telescope. The properties of the X-ray data match those predicted by models produced by the Italian research team.