Astronomers spot a massive ‘sleeping giant’ black hole less than 2,000 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have made a remarkable discovery in the Milky Way galaxy: they’ve identified the most massive stellar black hole known to date, dubbed Gaia BH3.
This behemoth, nicknamed the “sleeping giant,” boasts a mass nearly 33 times that of the sun and resides 1,926 light-years away in the Aquila constellation, making it the second-closest black hole to Earth.
Its closest counterpart, Gaia BH1, lies about 1,500 light-years away and has a mass nearly 10 times that of the sun.
The detection of Gaia BH3 was unexpected, uncovered during a review of data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope.
Astronomers noticed a peculiar motion caused by Gaia BH3’s gravitational pull on a nearby companion, CNN reported.
read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/world/milky-way-massive-stellar-black-hole-scn/index.html
Links for B.C.
Visit My Website
https://bcbegley.com
Follow Me On Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/B.C.Begley
Subscribe To My Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/bcbegley
Watch Me On YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGoUf-QQTlTN-BIh3ERCE9A
Follow Me On Twitter
https://twitter.com/BC_News1
Watch Me On Rumble
https://rumble.com/c/c-280191
Follow Me On Gab
https://gab.com/BC_Begley
Follow Me On Truth Social
https://truthsocial.com/@BC_Begley
-
0:41
Cryptostreets
1 month agoRecord-Breaking Black Hole Discovered Just 2000 Light-Years From Earth
32 -
1:34
B.C. Begley
1 month agoMIT astronomers observe elusive stellar light surrounding ancient quasars
71 -
1:19
Cryptostreets
1 month agoRevealing the Mysteries of the Cosmos With Faster Gravitational Wave Detection
381 -
28:48
16mm Educational Films
2 months ago $0.33 earnedBlack Holes and Quasars (HD)
61 -
33:47
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
30 days ago $26.52 earnedKugelblitz Black Holes
49.1K15 -
0:52
Cryptostreets
1 month agoCosmic Cannons: Astrophysicists Shed New Light on Black Hole Jets
611 -
1:43
Outer Space
2 months agoNASA Animation Sizes Up the Biggest Black Holes
2031 -
1:42:36
SpaceAudits
2 months agoAether Cosmology - Research Night #03: LIGO, Gravitational Waves, Black Holes
106 -
2:44:28
SpaceAudits
1 month agoAether Cosmology - Research Night #03: LIGO, Gravitational Waves, Black Holes
122 -
6:27:42
SpaceAudits
1 month agoAether Cosmology - Research Night #03: LIGO, Gravitational Waves, Black Holes
741