"Close Encounter: Massive Stellar Black Hole Discovered Near Earth"
TL;DR
Astronomers have discovered a record-breaking stellar-mass black hole, named Gaia BH3, just 1,924 light-years from the Solar System in the constellation of Aquila. This black hole is the most massive stellar-mass black hole ever spotted in the Milky Way, with a mass 33 times that of the Sun. It was found in a binary orbit with a companion star, and its discovery raises questions about how many more undetected black holes are lurking nearby. The researchers anticipate finding even more black holes upon the fourth release of Gaia data.
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