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Astronomers spot a massive 'sleeping giant' black hole less than 2,000 light-years from Earth

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Astronomers have spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy after detecting an unusual wobble in space.

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  1. Forbes

    Scientists Accidentally Find Our Galaxy’s Most Massive Stellar Black Hole (opens Forbes)

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    Astronomers have accidentally discovered the most massive stellar black hole ever detected in the Milky Way galaxy, according to a study published in Astronomy & Astro...

  2. Quartz

    Check out the heaviest stellar black hole astronomers have discovered in the Milky Way (opens Quartz)

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    The black hole is just 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila

  3. Latin Times

    Astronomers Discover Largest Black Hole In Milky Way: Study (opens Latin Times)

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    The black hole, named Gaia BH3, was discovered "by chance" from data collected by the European Space Agency's Gaia mission.

  4. The Guardian

    Astronomers discover Milky Way’s biggest stellar black hole – 33 times size of sun (opens The Guardian)

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    BH3 spotted when scientists chanced upon star in Aquila constellation ‘wobbling’ under its gravitational force

  5. Salon

    Unexpected black hole discovery is the most massive stellar object of its kind in our galaxy (opens Salon)

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    Here's how a wobbly, winking little star 2,000 light-years away gave astronomers their biggest discovery yet

  6. Phys

    Most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy found (opens Phys)

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    Astronomers have identified the most massive stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way galaxy. This black hole was spotted in data from the European Space Agency

  7. Gizmodo

    Astronomers Discover Heaviest Stellar Black Hole in the Milky Way (opens Gizmodo)

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    The black hole lurks just 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila.

  8. Live Science

    Most massive stellar black hole in the Milky Way discovered 'extremely close' to Earth (opens Live Science)

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    Astronomers found the most massive stellar-mass black hole in the galaxy after spotting a star "wobbling" nearby. The baby monster is the 2nd-closest black hole to Earth ever detected.

  9. ABC 13 Houston

    Astronomers spot a massive 'sleeping giant' black hole less than 2,000 light-years from Earth (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    Astronomers have spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy after detecting an unusual wobble in space.

  10. CNN

    ‘Sleeping giant’ massive black hole found in the Milky Way galaxy (opens CNN)

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    Astronomers have found the most massive stellar black hole to date in the Milky Way galaxy, and it was all due to the wobble of the object’s companion star.

  11. WSVN Miami

    Astronomers spot a massive ‘sleeping giant’ black hole less than 2,000 light-years from Earth - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy after detecting an unusual wobble in space.The so-called

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