It is known that in the center of each galaxy is a black hole. They move to supermassive black holes and are ready to connect with them.
The merger of two super-huge black holes is not a sensation. Such phenomena are often observed by astronomers. But the discovery of the Chandra X-ray space telescope is likely to make a real revolution in the scientific world.
Indeed, the telescope noticed a unique picture: at a distance of about 1 billion light-years from Earth, 3 large galaxies converge with massive black holes in the central region. This finding is the result of the long-term work of astronomers led by R. Pfeifl, working at George Mason University.
A team of scientists searched for space objects in which large galaxies and supermassive black holes merge. They can have a mass billions of times greater than the sun. One of these holes can weigh more than 1036 tons. Such a space catastrophe is accompanied by the absorption of a large number of stars, the absorption of a huge mass of cosmic dust, gas by a black hole. During acceleration, they can emit waves of different lengths.
The SDSS telescope, located in the southern regions of the United States, captured a large number of similar objects. Images are digitized and compiled into the Galaxy Zoo online library, accessible to anyone interested in astronomy.Professional astronomers and interested people install software (distributed free of charge) on their devices to participate in an exciting search for interesting pictures.
Thanks to the work of enthusiasts, it became known about the object SDSS J0849 + 1114. It was studied by R. Pfeifl and his colleagues. Scientists have conducted new research on this stellar system. For this, new telescopes were connected - WISE (operating in the infrared spectrum), X-ray Chandra, NuSTAR.
The results of the observations surprised scientists. 3 huge black holes were discovered right away. The distance between them is very small - about 10 - 30 thousand light years. By cosmic standards, this is quite a bit. The research results are contained in an article that is being prepared for publication in the scientific journal The Astrophysical Journal.
The model presented by the research results is not particularly colorful. The presence of a black hole nearby should significantly accelerate the inevitable mutual absorption of black holes located at such a close distance. According to calculations, two black holes can form one even larger one. The third hole can move near its neighbor. It is likely that soon she will be absorbed. One can only guess about the mass of the new hole: astronomers rarely observe objects with such impressive parameters.
So far, these are only assumptions. Further observations will help to know the development of space events. Observations of such a rare system of black holes do not stop.
