In a single galaxy, two massive black holes are spiraling toward each other in a gravitational dance that will end in a few hundred million years, when the black holes merge, astronomers report.
DOUBLE TROUBLE. Hubble telescope optical image (left) shows two points of light in galaxy NGC 6240. Chandra’s X-ray image (right) indicates that each is a supermassive black hole.
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