Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Quiet Black Holes With a Stellar Companion Raise Questions About How They Form


Gaia has discovered three stellar mass black holes, each with a small stellar companion. For two of these systems the companions orbit closer that we would expect. Just how these systems form is a bit of a mysteries, but there are clues.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Universe Today

Read more on:

Photo of quiet black holes

quiet black holes

Related news:

News photo

Even quiet black holes create winds, new Milky Way observations reveal