Massive black hole has 'awakened' in galaxy SDSS1335+0728

Very Large Telescope observations of the galaxy revealed that there was likely a “sudden awakening of the massive black hole at its core,” according to the European Southern Observatory (ESO).

Credit: Space.com | ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), SDSS, Space Engine (spaceengine.org) | edited by Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)