NuSTAR – Will the real monster black hole please stand up?

NuSTAR 2 galaxies
The real monster black hole is revealed in this new image from NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array of colliding galaxies Arp 299. In the center panel, the NuSTAR high-energy X-ray data appear in various colors overlaid on a visible-light image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC

Will the real monster black hole please stand up? A new high-energy X-ray image from Our NuSTAR Satellite has pinpointed the true monster of a galactic mashup. The image shows two colliding galaxies, collectively called Arp 299, located 134 million light-years away. Each of the galaxies has a supermassive black hole at its heart. More Details