Scientists Found a Black Hole so Huge it's Rewriting Astronomy

Astronomers have discovered a record-breaking black hole in the Milky Way galaxy, and it's surprisingly close to us. This black hole has a mass 33 times greater than our Sun, setting a new record for the largest black hole of stellar origin found in our galaxy. It's located about 1900 light-years away, making it the second nearest stellar mass black hole to Earth. This discovery was made possible through 11 years of data collected by the Gaia Mission, an astronomical survey conducted by the European Space Agency. The black hole is a companion to a Sun-like star in a binary system named Gaia BH3.

So, how was this black hole discovered in the first place? How could this discovery open Pandora's Box in the field of astrophysics? Finally, and most importantly, what does the discovery of a black hole in our cosmic backyard mean for astronomers?

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💻 Created, and Produced by: Rishabh Nakra
✍🏻 Written by: Simran Buttar and Rishabh Nakra
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[Herobrine]

The Secrets of the Universe: We Just Discovered a Massive Black Hole Lurking Close to us
Me: *looking out the windows to see the black hole*

[Sarconthewolf]

Everything is possible in the universe. We just haven't found it yet.

[HeidiSue]

Thanks. I stopped doom scrolling for a little while and learned something.

[Sgt_Bill_T_Co]

Nah.... if was in the next street THAT would be surprisingly close.

[ringhunter]

1900+ light years is really really far far away.😊

[jjmusicfordummies]

This channel is great, really does the research leg work and a good job of representing the papers.

[maiai]

I love that you link source material, and to an actual article

[theElrin]

That was a great breakdown of a unique “three body problem”.

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[mrrob]

Great video and someone go get the birthday person a cake please??😂

[marcothorsen]

Great presentation. Thank-You 👍
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[JohnWasTaken]

Still can't believe that this type of Black Hole is Still Dangerous

[phensriwood]

So much we don’t know and so much we will never know!

[meebpkv]

It's always the most amazing discovery to shatter all known logic, this is how you do it big boss yow.

[erikahentschke]

I watched the implosion of a building with all the contents being sucked out and by the hurricane beryl, is this the same principle as a the destruction caused by a black hole.??.

[ralanham]

So the hidden black hole speeds up and slows down too ?

[ivornelsson]

Astronomers have observed nothing else but the natural central eyes in cosmic swirls of formation.

[hello-ixpd]

can we use JWST to calculate how old the black hole is?. I know it is invisible and clear black, hence making it difficult.

[valerianthemackiii]

🤔 - Isn't the mega massive blackhole is in our middle of our