Now, thanks to the Gaia mission, we have observational evidence of the largest black hole in the Milky Way outside of the supermassive one, with a mass 33 times that of the Sun. And, in galactic ...

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that of our sun, the biggest one known in the Milky Way aside from the ...

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 “sleeping giant,” named Gaia BH3 ...

Most black holes of this type have only been observed in very distant galaxies, yet this one was found within the Milky Way in the constellation Aquila, making it the second-closest known black ...

The biggest stellar black hole ever seen in the Milky Way galaxy has just been discovered by a collaboration of astronomers — and it's the second-closest one to us, parked just 2,000 light-years ...

European scientists say they have discovered the biggest stellar black hole yet in the Milky Way, less than 2,000 light-years from Earth. The dormant black hole known as Gaia BH3 has a mass 33 ...

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 ...

Today it is known, variously, as the Milky Way, the Silver River, the Birds’ Path. We see it as the celestial counterpart of major rivers, a path for departed spirits, the birthplace of angels.

By Laura Baisas | Published Apr 16, 2024 9:27 AM EDT An artist’s impression of the largest stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy. The illustration shows the orbits of both the star and the ...

The Milky Way has a big newfound black hole, and it lurks close to Earth! This sleeping giant was discovered with the European space telescope Gaia, which tracks the motion of billions of stars in ...