Astronomers, with the help of the Hubble telescope, have now detected a rare intermediate-size black hole. This black hole is hiding the Earth's cosmic backyard at a distance of 6,000 light-years away within a globular star cluster.

A rare black hole is lurking 6,000 light-years away in Earth's cosmic backyard

The European Space Agency, with the help of Gaia mission’s data, discovered a new family of black holes which are unique in nature. The two black holes discovered are the closest ones to the Earth till date.

Scientists locate two black holes closest to Earth in cosmic backyard

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