The largest stellar black hole in the Milky Way has now been discovered. It is the second closest object to Earth.
After a thorough search GalaxyA team of astronomers discovered The most massive stellar black hole in the Milky Way. A mysterious discovery is the clue that leads to this cosmic monster that doesn't even let light escape. A “pushing” star Near the company.
The discovery is reported in a scientific paper that can now be consulted in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics. Just announced yesterday. It is indicated there The black hole in question is 33 times more massive than the SunAnd, most interestingly, it is very close to our planet.
Near us
Of course, given the proportions of the universe, the distance separating us from the “predator” is unimaginable. This hole is 2 thousand light years away from EarthIn Aquila constellationThis makes it the second closest object in its category to a blue planet.
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“No one expected to find out A supermassive black hole lurks nearby, has not been detected so far. This is A once in a lifetime discovery“, he points out Report Pasquale PanuzzoAstronomer at the Paris Observatory, a member of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and a member of the Gaia Collaboration.
It should be said that the most massive stellar black hole has been discovered Gaia spacecraft, from the European Space Agency. This diagram approximates positions and movements 2 billion stars in the Milky Way.
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According to the authors, the following Read on to understand how the substance is formed and how it can affect you to the matter surrounding it.
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