It wanders freely (and at all speed): discover the first solitary black hole ever observed in the Milky Way!

A solitary black hole was identified for the first time. Researchers used data from the Hubble telescope and the Gaia probe to study this mysterious object. Located in...

Black holes are fascinating and mysterious celestial objects, known for their ability to distort space-time and engulf any matter or light that is too close. If these cosmic giants are usually associated with binary systems or supermassive galaxies, a recent discovery has revealed a much rarer phenomenon: [...]