Hannah Übler

“This is the first evidence of three active black holes in a single galaxy in the distant universe,”

Hannah Übler · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-12

An international team led by MPE identified three actively accreting supermassive black holes in galaxy J0148-4214.

“It suggests that processes in the early universe were efficient at bringing massive black holes together, setting the stage for the massive black hole mergers we expect to detect with future gravitational wave observatories,”

Hannah Übler · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-12

Two black holes are in the galactic center separated by 620 light-years, with a third in the outer region.