Closest Black Hole to Earth Discovered by Astronomers
Channel: Life and the Universe
Date: 2023-02-20

In this episode of Life and the Universe, we explore the exciting discovery of the closest black hole to Earth, less than 1600 light-years away. A team of astronomers using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia astrometry mission led by Kareem El-Badry from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy has identified this stellar black hole orbiting a star similar to our Sun. We discuss the significance of this discovery and its implications for the field of astronomy. We delve deeper into the novel method used to track the star that the black hole is orbiting and explore the unexpected properties of the binary star system that was discovered. This milestone discovery opens up a new way of detecting and characterizing black holes in binary star systems, paving the way for numerous similar discoveries and furthering our understanding of how these systems form in the first place.

Source article: https://scitechdaily.com/closest-known-black-hole-to-earth-identified-using-esas-gaia-astrometry-mission/
Music: Escalier by Anemoia CC-BY-SA

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