Science's news section published a report at 2026-07-27T04:20:00Z describing a clear sighting of a wandering black hole. The reporting identifies the object as an escapee from a galaxy merger.
Science indexed the report under DOI 10.1126/science.zqshiku, which Crossref records as an AAAS dataset rather than a research paper. The material details the clear sighting of the wandering black hole and links it to the galaxy merger escapee.
Correction · 5 August 2026
This article originally said Science “published a peer-reviewed study” and that “the publication appeared in a peer-reviewed journal”. It did not. The source is an item in Science’s news section. Crossref records this DOI as a dataset registered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science under the container “AAAS Articles DO Group”, with no authors, no abstract and no reference list — the way Science registers its news section, not a research paper. The peer-review claims and the “Peer reviewed” label have been removed.
This article originally said Science “published a peer-reviewed study” and that “the publication appeared in a peer-reviewed journal”. It did not. The source is an item in Science’s news section. Crossref records this DOI as a dataset registered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science under the container “AAAS Articles DO Group”, with no authors, no abstract and no reference list — the way Science registers its news section, not a research paper. The peer-review claims and the “Peer reviewed” label have been removed.
