Researchers have discovered the very first rogue black hole, and it’s less than 5,000 light-years away. The astronomers detected and measured the mass of an isolated stellar-mass black hole over the course of several years. They’ve now published their results in a new study.
Previously, all the stellar-mass black holes that we’ve detected were in binary systems. However, the discovery of a rogue black hole could open new mysteries around these space-bound entities. Scientists discovered the black hole around 5,000 light-years away from Earth. It’s located towards the bulge in the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Astronomers first noted the existence of the rogue black hole in 2011. At the time, the researchers noted a possible microlensing event. Essentially, a microlensing event is when the gravitational force of an object causes the light of a star to bend. This is something often seen around black holes, as they pull the light of nearby stars towards them. It’s also seen around stars or white dwarfs.
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