---
title: "A Strange Space Object Observed: Rogue Black Hole Or Strange Supernova?"
description: "Astronomers thought they found a supernova but the strange object may actually be a rogue black hole ejected from its home galaxy"
date: "2014-11-19"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "StefanCretu"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/stefancretu"
url: "https://futurism.com/strange-space-object-observed-rogue-black-hole-strange-supernova"
categories:
  - "Astrophysics"
  - "Black Holes"
  - "Space"
tags:
  - "space"
---

# A Strange Space Object Observed: Rogue Black Hole Or Strange Supernova?

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/o-ROGUE-BLACK-HOLE-facebook.jpg>)

- Opinions are divided on what the object actually is. Some astronomers claim it to be a supernova while others think it is a black hole
- The object could be a new type of supernova that radiates for decades. Most supernovas burn out in less than a year
- Another theory is that the object is actually two black holes that collided