Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: CNN
Context: Astronomers have discovered the most massive known stellar black hole nicknamed “ Sleeping Giant” in the Milky Way galaxy, named Gaia BH3, located 1,926 light-years away in the Aquila constellation.
- Its mass is nearly 33 times that of the sun, making it the second-closest black hole on Earth.
- This discovery was made through observations from the Gaia space telescope, detecting a wobble in space caused by the gravitational influence of Gaia BH3 on its companion star.
- The study offers insights into the formation of such massive black holes and their connection to metal-poor stars.
