Black Holes Help U. Researchers Illuminate Origin Of Tiny Galaxies

Despite their mysterious nature, two black holes recently discovered by University of Utah scientists are shedding light on how galaxies form. The black holes, located in the Virgo galaxy cluster, are the second and third that U. astrophysicists have discovered at the center of what they call “ultracompact” galaxies, formations that could illuminate how the universe formed and evolved. “This is the story of how we got here,” said Anil Seth, an assistant professor in the U.’s department of phys...