"Close Encounter: Massive 'Sleeping Giant' Black Hole Discovered in Milky Way"
TL;DR
Astronomers have discovered the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way, named Gaia BH3, located 1,926 light-years away in the Aquila constellation. This "sleeping giant" has a mass nearly 33 times that of our sun and was found through observations taken by the Gaia space telescope. The discovery offers new insights into the formation of high-mass black holes and their connection to metal-poor stars. This unexpected find has the potential to transform our understanding of astronomy and astrophysics.
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