A team of scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics recently Discovery, caused a stir in the scientific community.
Using data from the Gaia space telescope, they detected supermassive black hole, hidden in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way along with other small star clusters such as Sagittarius, Karina and Dragon.
The biggest concern is that the Large Magellanic Cloud is approaching a collision with our galaxy, so it will inevitably happen Cosmic collision, which will change the fate of both galaxies. By approximate calculations, this collision of galaxies will occur approximately after EUR 2.4 billion Years.
What significance does this black hole have for the Milky Way?
The average mass of the black hole is equivalent to 600,000 suns. Scientists were able to detect its presence by analyzing hyperfast stars (English) Hyper-High Velocity Stars , HSVs), i.e. stars orbiting at unusually high speeds, according to a study led by Jiwon Jesse Han and his team.
It should be noted that a traditional star can move approximately 100/200 kilometers per second speed, and Hyperspeeding star moves to 10 times faster.
These stars, accelerated by the intense gravity of the black hole, ejected from the Large Magellanic cloudat an astonishing speed. Studying the trajectories of these stars revealed that at least 21 of them originated from the LMC, which Confirmed by supermassive black holes inside it Existence.
The collision between LMC and the Milky Way will have significant consequences. The intensity of new star formation is expected to increase and the structure of our galaxy will be disrupted.
However, the biggest question is what will happen to the LMC black hole. Scientists predict that when the galaxies merge, this object will travel towards the center of the Milky Way and eventually merge with Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole located at the center of our galaxy.
The merger will result in An even more massive black hole, the impact of which on the galactic environment is difficult to predict.
Will this collision between the black hole and the Milky Way affect the Earth?
While the collision will not pose a direct threat to our planet, astronomers are very interested in studying this phenomenon because it is a unique opportunity to understand the evolution of black holes and galaxies.
Although the black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud is in a latent state, scientists expect that definitively confirm its existence will succeed in studying gravitational waves or analyzing detailed trajectories of hyperfast stars.
In the face of this cosmic collision, the scientific community is full of hope. The merger of the black hole of the Large Magellanic Cloud with the Sagittarius A*will transform the center of our galaxy and provide an unprecedented opportunity to unravel the mysteries of these space giants.
As reported “Wired”, “The Large Magellanic Cloud will collide with the Milky Way along with other larger structures such as Andromeda Galaxy“.
