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Anybody Home? Black Hole Occupation Fraction Helps Clarify Galactic History

OCT 23, 2026
Most galaxies are expected to contain at least one massive black hole, but how robust is this prediction? New research uses simulations to look at which galaxies tend to have more or fewer black holes, and with what properties.
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Visible and x-ray image of a galaxy indicating the possible presence of an accreting black hole offset from the galaxy's center.

Most galaxies are expected to contain at least one massive black hole, but how robust is this prediction? New research uses simulations to look at which galaxies tend to have more or fewer black holes, and with what properties.

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