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Press Room 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Archive All News Public Affairs Office David Aguilar (617) 495-7462 Christine Pulliam (617) 495-7463 pubaffairs@cfa	Press Release Release No.: 2006-08For Release: Thursday, January 12, 2006 Growing Supermassive Black Holes from Seeds This artist's conception depicts the merger of two black holes surrounded by disks of hot gas. The black holes orbit each other for hundreds of millions of years before they merge to form a single, more massive black hole, sending out intense gravitational waves in the process. Credit: NASA / CXC / A. Hobart High Resolution Image (jpg) Low Resolution Image (jpg) Back to Press Release
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