Surprising Discovery: Black Holes Found Closer to Earth Than Expected

A new study suggests that there could be two or three stellar mass black holes hiding in the Hyades cluster, located 150 light-years away from Earth. By analyzing and modeling the cluster, astronomers found that their simulations matched the observed data when including these black holes. Although their precise locations are unknown, this discovery indicates that the Hyades cluster contains the closest candidate black holes to the Solar System, more than 10 times closer than the previous candidate. This finding helps us understand the distribution and impact of black holes in star clusters and contributes to our knowledge of gravitational wave sources.