Black Hole Eruption Yields 'Cosmic Fossil'

Astronomers have identified remnants of a blast from a supermassive black hole in NGC 4945, revealing an astronomical 'fossil' over 5 million years old.

Discovered 2024-01-16T02:01:42.569232-08:00 | 2024-01-16T02:01:42.569232-08:00

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