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Tiny Galaxies Reveal Secrets of Supermassive Black Holes

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Dwarf Galaxies Have Massive Black Hole

In two thousand eight, astronomers would have said that fraction was near zero. If these percentages are similar to those observed in their super massive siplings, massive black holes could reside in the jority of dwarf galaxies - but that's a big if. Some astrophysic developed theories of extra gasy environments that would allow small seed black holes, the corpses of the first stars, to experience sustained growth spurts. Now some astronomers are wondering if the spate of new black holes partially revives the notion of small seeds.

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