The universe is a fascinating place – a vast cosmic void home to all kinds of strange and spellbinding things. Black holes. Neutron stars. White dwarfs.
Record-breaking black hole discovered; Named The Unicorn
Astronomers call it “The Unicorn,” breaking the record for the closest black hole to Earth and one of the smallest on record.
Credit: Ohio State illustration by Lauren Fanfer Author: Ross Caruso Updated: 6:29 PM EDT May 1, 2021
COLUMBUS, OHIO Not every day do you get to make a big discovery in the science community. Discoveries made from outside our planet, however, are even harder, especially when these discoveries that are several thousand light years away.
With the advancement in technology and interest in the field, black holes are becoming more and more popular in the scientific community.
Scientists discover the closest black hole to Earth so far, dubbed The Unicorn
The black hole is also among the smallest discovered, sparking hope that more efforts to map out these mysterious space objects will continue. Author: Douglas Jones Updated: 12:20 PM EDT April 24, 2021
Scientists at Ohio State University now report that they have discovered the closest black hole to Earth so far, dubbing the celestial wonder The Unicorn.
The findings were published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society on Wednesday, and researchers say the newly discovered black hole is also among the smallest in space.
The Unicorn is around three times the mass of the sun, which is still very small for a black hole, scientists say. One of the researchers who made the discovery, Tharindu Jayasinghe, suggested that the black hole was found almost by chance. The University described it as hiding in plain sight among data collected fro
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