X-ray spacecraft detects the 36-million-degree 'breath' of an ancient black hole

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NASA utilized AI and the Swift Telescope to detect a rare orphan supermassive black hole devouring a star. Located 750 million light-years away, this rogue black hole drifted 30,000 light-years from its host galaxy's core, where such entities typically anchor. Additionally, X-ray spacecraft identified 36-million-degree exhaust fumes from ancient quasars. These intensely bright cosmic titans are powered by feeding supermassive black holes, providing astronomers with critical data regarding the earliest stages of the universe.
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