"Discovery: Massive Black Hole Found Near Earth in Milky Way"
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Astronomers have discovered the most massive stellar-mass black hole, named Gaia BH3, in the Milky Way, located roughly 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila, making it the second-closest known black hole to Earth. This black hole is 33 times more massive than our sun and was found using the European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft. The discovery provides insights into the formation and effects of black holes, and the star orbiting it is "metal poor," supporting a theory about the formation of small black holes.
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