Scientists discover five ‘super’ black holes

Five monster black holes that were previously hidden by dust and gas have been uncovered by astronomers.

The discovery suggests there may be millions more “super massive” black holes in the universe than were previously thought.

Super massive black holes are powerful cosmic “drains” sucking material into a point of infinite density. High energy X-rays emitted from around the newly identified black holes revealed their presence at the centre of five galaxies.