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Astronomers discover an oversized black hole population in the star cluster Palomar 5

Posted: 05 Jul 2021 08:39 AM PDT

Palomar 5 is a unique star cluster. In a new paper, astrophysicists show that distinguishing features of Palomar 5 are likely the result of an oversized black hole population of more than 100 of them in the center of the cluster.