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Hunting Runaway Black Holes
When galaxies merge, their central supermassive black holes could merge in such a way that gets them kicked out of the galaxy’s center, careening off into space. Learn what special conditions could result in this "gravitational rocket," and how astronomers are already looking for these displaced black holes.

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