US EditionAstronomers ‘by chance’ discover Milky Way’s largest stellar black hole
- A stellar black hole named Gaia BH3, 33 times larger than the sun, has been discovered in our galaxy.
- This newly discovered black hole surpasses the previous record holder, Cygnus X-1, which was 21 times the sun's mass.
- Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery of the largest stellar black hole in our galaxy, expanding our understanding of these cosmic phenomena.
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The Gaia space telescope, designed by European researchers to map the Milky Way, has discovered a black hole with a record mass - 33 times that of the Sun. This represents something never seen before in our galaxy, according to a study published Tuesday, Agerpres reports, according to AFP.
Astronomers detect Milky Way’s second-largest known black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that of our sun, the biggest one known in the Milky Way aside from the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy. The newly identified black hole is located about 2,000 light-years from Earth – relatively close in cosmic terms – in the constellation Aquila, and has a companion star orbiting it, researchers …
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