Astronomers have found the closest known black hole to Earth

This black hole is about 1,500 light-years away. There are probably others that are closer

Stellar winds from a companion star might accrete onto black hole Gaia BH1 (illustrated), giving it a wispy halo distorted by gravity.

Gaia/ESA, DPAC (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)

November 4, 2022 at 10:58 am - More than 2 years ago

The closest black hole yet found is just 1,560 light-years from Earth, a new study reports.

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