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26 New Black Hole Candidates Found In Andromeda

William Robinson writes "Astronomers have discovered 26 new likely black holes in the neighboring Andromeda galaxy — the largest haul of black hole candidates ever found in a galaxy apart from our own. The central region of the Andromeda galaxy is chock-full of black holes, according to extensive observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory." These 26 black hole candidates add to nine previously known for a grand total of 35.

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  1. First! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...In my frame of reference, at least.