27 Apr, 2025
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Rogue Black Hole Adrift in Milky Way Baffles Scientists with Missing Companion Star

Lone Black Hole Discovered Drifting Through Milky Way Scientists have detected a solitary black hole, seven times the Sun’s mass, drifting 5,000 light-years away in Sagittarius. Unlike most black holes found via companion stars, this one relied on a rare "gravitational lensing" effect—a first for isolated black holes. Artist’s impression of the lone black hole […]