We Found a Black Hole Near Earth… And You Can Actually See Where It’s Hiding
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Astronomers discovered the closest known black hole to Earth—but it remained hidden for billions of years. Learn how Gaia BH1 was found, why it stayed invisible, and why scientists believe it could be just the first of millions of hidden black holes in our galaxy. Sources: NASA – Black Holes https://science.nasa.gov/universe/black-holes/ European Space Agency (ESA) – Gaia Mission https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Gaia Max Planck Society – New Method Finds the Closest Black Hole to Earth https://www.mpg.de/19443006/new-method-finds-black-hole-closest-to-earth Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian – Discovery of Gaia BH1 https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/ (Discovery by the Harvard–Smithsonian/Max Planck collaboration) Paperlink : https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/518/1/1057/6794289 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:48 The Black Hole We Never Knew Was There 02:48 The Discovery That Changed Everything 05:06 What Gaia BH1 Changed Forever 08:16 Outro 08:2
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