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Hubble Offers Closest Look at Quasar 3C 273, Reveal Hidden Structures
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured unprecedented views of quasar 3C 273, located 2.5 billion light-years away. Using the STIS coronagraph, researchers uncovered unusual structures around the black hole, including an extragalactic jet and a mysterious L-shaped filament. The findings hint at galaxy interactions fuelling the quasar’s activ...
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Scientists Find Closest Black Hole To Earth, Right In Our Cosmic Back Yard
By using the International Gemini Observatory, astronomers have uncovered the closest-known black hole to Earth.
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Black Hole Closest To Earth Found. It Is 10 Times Bigger Than The Sun
The nearest known black hole to Earth has been found by astronomers utilising the International Gemini Observatory, run by the NOIRLab of the NSF.
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New Research Debunks Previous Finding on Earth’s Closest Black Hole, States It Doesn’t Exist
In 2020, a team of astronomers claimed to have identified the closest black hole to Earth. The findings were then challenged by other scientists.
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Astronomers Discover Supermassive Black Holes Pair Closest to Earth
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have discovered two supermassive black holes located in the constellation Aquarius, which is about 89 million light-years away from Earth.
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A Black Hole Dubbed 'The Unicorn' May Be Galaxy's Smallest One
Scientists have discovered what may be the smallest-known black hole in the Milky Way galaxy and the closest to our solar system - an object so curious that they nicknamed it 'the Unicorn.'
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Closest Black Hole To Earth In Surprising Celestial Marriage With Two Stars
Astronomers have spotted the closest black hole to Earth ever discovered and are surprised about its living arrangements - residing harmoniously with two stars in a remarkable celestial marriage that may end in a nasty breakup.
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Black Hole Closest to Earth Discovered, a 'Silent' Whose Companion Stars Are Visible to Naked Eye: ESO
The black hole is located in the constellation of Telescopium, and the HR 6819 system is so close to Earth that it can be viewed without binoculars or telescope from the southern hemisphere on a dark, clear night.
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Hubble Offers Closest Look at Quasar 3C 273, Reveal Hidden Structures
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured unprecedented views of quasar 3C 273, located 2.5 billion light-years away. Using the STIS coronagraph, researchers uncovered unusual structures around the black hole, including an extragalactic jet and a mysterious L-shaped filament. The findings hint at galaxy interactions fuelling the quasar’s activ...
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Scientists Find Closest Black Hole To Earth, Right In Our Cosmic Back Yard
By using the International Gemini Observatory, astronomers have uncovered the closest-known black hole to Earth.
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Black Hole Closest To Earth Found. It Is 10 Times Bigger Than The Sun
The nearest known black hole to Earth has been found by astronomers utilising the International Gemini Observatory, run by the NOIRLab of the NSF.
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New Research Debunks Previous Finding on Earth’s Closest Black Hole, States It Doesn’t Exist
In 2020, a team of astronomers claimed to have identified the closest black hole to Earth. The findings were then challenged by other scientists.
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Astronomers Discover Supermassive Black Holes Pair Closest to Earth
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have discovered two supermassive black holes located in the constellation Aquarius, which is about 89 million light-years away from Earth.
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A Black Hole Dubbed 'The Unicorn' May Be Galaxy's Smallest One
Scientists have discovered what may be the smallest-known black hole in the Milky Way galaxy and the closest to our solar system - an object so curious that they nicknamed it 'the Unicorn.'
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Closest Black Hole To Earth In Surprising Celestial Marriage With Two Stars
Astronomers have spotted the closest black hole to Earth ever discovered and are surprised about its living arrangements - residing harmoniously with two stars in a remarkable celestial marriage that may end in a nasty breakup.
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Black Hole Closest to Earth Discovered, a 'Silent' Whose Companion Stars Are Visible to Naked Eye: ESO
The black hole is located in the constellation of Telescopium, and the HR 6819 system is so close to Earth that it can be viewed without binoculars or telescope from the southern hemisphere on a dark, clear night.
