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Astronomers Spot Smallest Black Hole In Milky Way; Name It 'The Unicorn'
Scientists have discovered possibly the smallest black hole of the Milky Way galaxy close to our solar system and nicknamed it 'the Unicorn' attributing its unconventional features. Approximately 1,500 light-years (9.5 trillion kilometers) away from the Earth, the Unicorn is estimated to be about three-times the mass of the sun. Notably, such small black holes are called stellar-mass black holes formed by the gravitational collapse of a… read-more
Tags: Space, Black Hole, Solar system, Scientists, Milky Way Galaxy, The Unicorn
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India Becomes 1st Asian Country To Join International Pulsar Timing Array
India has become the first full Asian member country of the International Pulsar Timing Array. Besides, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research operated Pune-based upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) will be used along with data from Australia, America and Europe’s large radio telescopes. The uGMRT’s 30 dish antennas in Maharashtra's Junnar are one of the world’s largest and only radio telescope offering a 300-800 MHz… read-more
Tags: India, Space technology, Black Hole, gravitational force
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Moving Black Hole Of About Three Million Times Of Sun Discovered
An astrophysical study has revealed that a black hole measuring 3mn times of the Sun is in motion. Spotted around 228 million light years from the Earth, the black hole is travelling within its own galaxy J0437+2456. Beside its enormous size, the scientists also found its motion state as extraordinary. Concluding on varied possibilities of two black holes merging or a binary system of black holes, experts claimed its speed to be 177,027.84 km… read-more
Tags: Science, Black Hole, Technology, Earth, Galaxy
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