"Massive 'Sleeping Giant' Black Hole Discovered Just 2000 Light-Years from Earth"

Astronomers have discovered the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way, named Gaia BH3, located 1,926 light-years away in the Aquila constellation. This "sleeping giant" has a mass nearly 33 times that of our sun and was found through an unusual wobble in space. The discovery offers new insights into the formation of high-mass black holes and their connection to metal-poor stars. The findings, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, were made using the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope and ground-based observatories. This unexpected discovery is expected to have a significant impact on astronomy and astrophysics.