ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has imaged the result of a spectacular cosmic collision — the galaxy NGC 7727. This giant was born from the merger of two galaxies, an event that started around a billion years ago. At its centre lies the closest pair of supermassive black holes ever found, two objects that are destined to coalesce into an even more massive black hole.
The release, images and videos are available on:
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2211/
Kind regards,
The ESO Department of Communication
16 August 2022
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