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This is the largest black hole in our own galaxy, 33 times larger than the Sun, and was formed from a metal-free star.

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This is the largest black hole in our own galaxy, 33 times larger than the Sun, and was formed from a metal-free star.

Scientists have recently discovered a new stellar black hole in our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Interestingly, the Milky Way is said to have the largest black hole ever discovered. It is at least 33 times larger than our Sun and is located 2000 light years away from us. That means it is not very far from the Earth. Astronomers on the European Southern Observatory’s Gaia mission spotted the supermassive black hole when they noticed a star wobble as it orbited the region. This black hole has been named Gaia…

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There is a group of stars hidden in the Milky Way Galaxy, scientists got confused after seeing this, what is this, a galaxy or something else?

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There is a group of stars hidden in the Milky Way Galaxy, scientists got confused after seeing this, what is this, a galaxy or something else?

A team of astronomers has discovered a unique system of stars inside our Milky Way Galaxy. This cluster, named UMa3/U1, is the dimmest star system ever discovered in our Galaxy. But looking at this system, scientists are not able to decide whether it is a star cluster or a small galaxy itself? This system, named Ursa Major III/Unions 1 (UNMa3/U1), is very faint and full of old stars. These stars are located at a distance of 30 thousand light years from the Earth in the direction of the Ursa Major…

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