Astronomers from the Observatoire de Paris at France's National Centre for Scientific Research scoured Gaia data looking for evidence of new black holes, and they hit the jackpot with Gaia BH3. It tips the scales at 33 solar masses,
You never really know what you might find hiding in your own backyard, especially if those things are particularly adept at escaping detection. Just 1,924 light-years from the Solar System, in the constellation of Aquila,
Astronomers have discovered the largest known stellar black hole in the Milky Way, according to a European Space Agency news release. Named Gaia BH3, it was found by chance when the space agency’s Gaia mission team was combing through data.
ESA's Gaia mission has uncovered a massive dormant black hole in our galaxy, revealing new insights into the formation of stellar-mass black holes and setting the stage for future astronomical discoveries.
A massive black hole has been spotted less than 2,000 light-years away, making it the second-closest known black hole to the earth. Astronomers discovered the “sleeping giant” while combing through observations from the European Space Agency’s Gaia Space Telescope.
Named Gaia BH3, it has a mass that is nearly 33 times that of our sun, and it’s located 1,926 light-years away in the Aquila constellation, making it the second-closest known black hole to Earth.
Astronomers from Tel Aviv University have helped discover a massive black hole, named Gaia BH3, nearly 33 times the mass of the Sun, making it the largest known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy.