"Enigmatic Discovery: Astronomers Uncover Mystery Object in Deep Space"

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Astronomers have discovered a mystery object in the Milky Way that is more massive than the heaviest neutron star but lighter than the smallest black hole, potentially helping to redefine the boundary between the two. The object, found using the MeerKAT Radio Telescope, is orbiting a rapidly spinning neutron star within a dense clump of stars called a "globular cluster." Its nature remains uncertain, but if it is a black hole, the system could provide crucial insights into gravity and nuclear physics at extreme densities, potentially closing the "black hole mass gap."
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