The research into black holes, which continues unabated, allows us to obtain new information every day about these objects, the most fascinating things in the universe. The new information adds another layer to the black holes in the Milky Way galaxy.

The new black hole discovered with data obtained from the Gaia telescope Gaia BH3 It was mentioned. The main feature is The largest stellar black hole ever found in our Milky Way are. The research results have been published on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

33 times bigger than the sun

Gaia BH3, located 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila, broke this record by being 33 times the size of the Sun. The previous record was 21 times as large.Cygnus It belonged to a star-derived black hole called. Researchers stated that they never expected to discover such a large black hole nearby.

Let us emphasize again that the record was broken by black holes originating from stars. Supermassive black holes are therefore not included. Recently rephotographed and located in the heart of our universe Sagittarius A* is about 4.3 million times the size of the Sun. A supermassive black hole. The newly discovered Gaia BH3 is small in comparison. But it’s really big compared to the star origin.

When massive stars reach the end of their lives, they die during supernova explosions. As a result, black holes derived from the remnants of stars are formed. The mass of these black holes is much lower than that of supermassive ones, because everything spread out during the supernova. This also makes them difficult to watch.

Researchers will now investigate how this black hole formed. Preliminary findings indicate that the star is not rich in metals or elements such as helium or hydrogen. This supported his earlier theories.