A hidden supermassive black hole may be lurking inside the Antennae galaxies
Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked preprint trusted source proofread The GIST Add as preferred source The combined ALMA image (left) and JWST NIRCam (right) image of the Antennae (only the overlap region and NGC 4038 are shown). DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2605.21879 Astronomers may have uncovered a hidden supermassive black hole inside the famous Antennae galaxies NGC 4038/4039, a pair of colliding galaxies best known for their spectacular bursts of star formation. The paper outlining the findings was posted to the arXiv preprint server on May 21.
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- ▪DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2605.21879 Astronomers may have uncovered a hidden supermassive black hole inside the famous Antennae galaxies NGC 4038/4039, a pair of colliding galaxies best known for their spectacular bursts of star formation.
- ▪The paper outlining the findings was posted to the arXiv preprint server on May 21.
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May 29, 2026 report A hidden supermassive black hole may be lurking inside the Antennae galaxies by Shreejaya Karantha, Phys.org Shreejaya Karantha Author Meet our staff & contributors Learn about our editorial standards edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Meet our editorial team Behind our editorial process Robert Egan Associate Editor Meet our editorial team Behind our editorial process Editors' notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies.
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