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Scientists Discover Closest Known Black Hole To Earth – HuffPost
The black hole dubbed “The Unicorn” is just 1,500 light years from Earth, and one of the smallest ever found.
Astronomers have discovered a new record-breaking black hole, which is the closest to Earth found to date and one of the smallest.
Black holes cant be seen because they emit no light, but they can be detected by their corresponding stars and eerie, powerful gravitational pull. Ohio State University researchers spotted this one by noting the distortion in the shape of a red giant star caused by the gravitational pull of its suspected companion black hole. Its just 1,500 light years away from the…
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