European scientists have found the missing link between supernovae and the mysterious black holes. The new discovery shows a black hole hurtling like a cannonball across the plane of the Milky Way.
This transmission includes computer animations of the Hubble space telescope images of this discovery and of the telescope itself.
The programme comprises of a 5-minute a-roll with split track and commentary and is complemented by a B-roll with clean international sound.
By combining Hubble data with data from ground-based telescopes, scientists could calculate the enormous velocity of the black hole, the most likely reason for which is the explosive kick of a supernova. The black hole and its companion star probably received a so-called 'natal kick' by the supernova explosion that sent them flying out through the Milky Way.
As the black hole shoots through space, it is slowly devouring its companion star, which survived the supernova that created it. Blowtorch-like jets stream away from the black-hole sy

Missing link found between
supernovae and black holes
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The Hubble Space Telescope, a joint ESA and NASA project, has already made some of the most dramatic discoveries in the history of astronomy. It is the result of a collaboration between Europe and the United States.
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Now, scientists have found the missing link between supernovae and the
mysterious black holes, thanks to the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope.
The telescope flies 600 kilometres above our image-distorting atmosphere. From its unique vantage point, it has a crystal clear view of the Universe.
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The images from Hubble have amazed both scientists and public alike for the last decade. Hubble can detect light before it is destorted by the atmosphere. It can use near-infrared and ultraviolet light, which cannot be observed from a ground-based telescope.
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Supernovae are violent explosions which end the lives of massive stars. Up to now,
theoretical predictions have suggeste