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Surprisingly Massive Stellar-Mass Black Hole Detected in Nearby Binary System


Using data from ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers have discovered a nearby binary system composed of a giant star orbiting a dormant black hole of of stellar origin in 11.6 years.

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