Black hole found in enigmatic Omega Centauri

Globular clusters consist of up to one million old stars tightly bound by gravity and are found in the outskirts of many galaxies including our own. Omega Centauri has several characteristics that distinguish it from other globular clusters: it rotates faster, its shape is highly flattened and it consists of several generations of stars -- Moreover, Omega Centauri is about 10 times as massive as other big globular clusters

Omega Centauri has been known as unusual for a long time. A new result obtained by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory reveals that the explanation behind Omega Centauri's peculiarities may be a black hole hidden in its centre.Finding a black hole at the heart of Omega Centauri could have profound implications for our understanding of its past interaction with the Milky Way One implication of the discovery is that it is very likely that Omega Centauri is not a globular cluster at all, but a dwarf galaxy stripped of its outer stars, as some scientists have suspected for a few years.

According to scientists, these intermediate-mass black holes could turn out to be "baby" supermassive black holes. "We may be on the verge of uncovering one possible mechanism for the formation of supermassive black holes.

Intermediate-mass black holes may be rare and exist only in former dwarf galaxies that have been stripped of their outer stars, but they could also be more common than expected, existing at the centres of globular clusters as well.
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Clips By NASA/ESA, Music By FreePlayMusic.com and Narration by Jim Newton

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[FigBranchcom]

To all those that commented about the voice: Jim newton- The narrator of this video was suffering from stage 3B non small cell carcinoma lung cancer. The video was made before the diagnosis. The tumor was squeezing a nerve that goes to his voice box. This caused him to loose his voice, and to cough a great deal. At times the voice track had to be edited to remove the cough. He forced his voice and did not sound like his normal self, as evident by many of the other videos he has narrated.

[Samhdrums]

This guy's voice is super orgasmic. :O

[Zorostef]

I'm now officially addicted to Big Globular Clustarz! :3

[leprechaun81atx]

One of these days NASA is going to zoom in a lil bit too far and find them selves staring at a aliens ass. Then its a war of the worlds because Earth is the perv planet.

[trotskiii3]

no guys i farted in that space. its just a farthole :)

[LikableDesi]

I swear I have heard this guy in a porn movie...Ohhhh yaaaa! thats the spot ummmmmmm!

[RADIOACTIVEBUNY]

I didn't know the Illusive Man was so well read on astronomy...

[takingallimpact1]

At 1:22 did he say baby mega supper black hole? WTF???

[teresaOU1]

oh... the voice....

[brandonism12]

His voice is a mix between Carl Sagan and Rod Sterling of the Twilight Zone. It's great. I hope he is well.

[8drewski]

GOD DAMN!!!!!!!!

[BeTheBe5t]

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