#  Runaway black hole provides evidence to support Einstein’s theory of gravity, Harvard astronomers say 

 





June 05, 2012

 

 

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 *CREDIT: NASA/Chandra X-ray observatory/Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory/Francesca Civano*



Harvard-Smithsonian astronomers have found a galaxy (within the outlined box) that contains a massive black hole that is being ejected at several million miles per hour. Researchers used a combination of images from telescopes to narrow their ideas about what is happening in this galaxy, supporting the ejected black hole theory. The top image shows a single source of X-rays, indicating that there is a single black hole in this galaxy moving away from the star cluster at the center of the galaxy.

[Boston Globe Article](http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/06/04/runaway-black-hole-provides-evidence-support-einstein-theory-gravity-harvard-astronomers-say/Ode1H13FxsHm4MRQ15i4iP/story.html)

<http://arxiv.org/abs/1205.0815> ([observational data](http://arxiv.org/abs/1205.0815))  
<http://arxiv.org/abs/1205.6202> ([theoretical interpretation](http://arxiv.org/abs/1205.6202))

[Chandra Press Release](http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/12_releases/press_060412.html)













 

 

 



 

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