Missing Link Uncovered: Hubble Unveils Hidden Black Hole in Omega Centauri

Elusive Black Hole Tucked Away in Heart of Star Cluster
Black holes are the universe’s trap doors leading into an abyss. They normally come in two sizes. The first type are stars that are massive enough that when they burn out they collapse down to a singularity that’s equivalent to five to ten times our sun’s mass crushed into something smaller than the period at the end of this sentence.

The second known type is monster black holes that are millions or even billions of times our sun’s mass. They dwell in the dark hearts of galaxies, gobbling up any stars that pass nearby. They must be intimately tied to the early days of galaxy formation.

What’s elusive are so-called intermediate-mass black holes weighing hundreds or a few thousand solar masses. Are they a “missing link” in black hole evolution?