SCIENCEJul 14 · 20:00 UTCSPACE.COMKeith Cooper

The 1st of 10,000 'missing' black holes in the Omega Centauri star cluster has been found by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes

The first of 10,000 'missing' black holes in the Omega Centauri star cluster has been discovered using the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes. This finding addresses a long-standing mystery about the cluster's black hole population.

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