“By analysing other anomalous clouds, we hope to expose other quiet black holes.”
The findings have been described as “significant” as intermediate mass black hole was found only 20 light-years from the supermassive black hole at the middle of the Milky Way, said Tomoharu Oka, a professor at Keio Universit.
Professor Oka said: “In the future, it will fall into the supermassive black hole, much like gas is currently falling into it.
“This supports the merger model of black hole growth.”
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