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First black hole in a triple star system found: « Astrophysicists from Caltech and MIT report that they have observed for the first time a "black hole triple"—a system of three stars, one of which is a black hole. »


Star system observed 8,000 light-years away may be the first direct evidence of "gentle" black hole formation.

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