Two new black holes have also been discovered, terrifyingly close to Earth

Now scientists and astronomy enthusiasts are excited about the fact Two new Black hole It was also discovered, and it is the closest to the Earth’s location so far. However, according to astronomers, this is not the only reason they are special.

abnormal Discovery Established: they did at the European Space Agency (ESA). The Gaia space probe has also discovered two new black holes in Earth’s neighborhood, which they have named Gaia BH1 and Gaia BH2.

the space.com he is writingthat Gaia BH1 lies only 1,560 light-years away Located from Earth in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus, And Gaia BH2 is a little further away, 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Centaur. This may not mean much to the average person. However, simply put, it means that They are the closest black holes ever discovered.

However, according to the site, there is another special feature of the two newly discovered black holes, which is that Unlike the usual going around them stars They are very far from them. Another interesting thing is that, in general, black holes are “scaled” based on the radio radiation and X-rays they emit, and this was not the case with the discovery of Gaia BH1 and Gaia BH2, where they were much more difficult to find. .

– Karim Al-Badri said He is a fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Massachusetts and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany.