Article 6M3RR Astronomers discover Milky Way’s biggest stellar black hole – 33 times mass of sun

Astronomers discover Milky Way’s biggest stellar black hole – 33 times mass of sun

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Ian Sample Science editor
from Science | The Guardian on (#6M3RR)

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

Astronomers have discovered an enormous black hole which formed in the aftermath of an exploding star a mere 2,000 light years from Earth.

BH3 is the most massive stellar black hole yet found in the Milky Way and revealed itself to researchers through the powerful tug it exerts on a companion star that orbits the object in the constellation of Aquila, the Eagle.

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