Heaviest black hole in the Milky Way is only 2,000 light-years away

Black holes are a dime a dozen in the cosmos. These destructive and terrifying cosmic objects appear everywhere, including at the center of our galaxy. Now, though, astronomers have uncovered evidence of the heaviest black hole in the Milky Way, and it’s startlingly close to us.

Reports on the new black hole indicate that it lies just 2,000 light years away from Earth in the constellation Aquila. Two thousand light-years might sound like a lot, but considering the Milky Way is only around 100,000 light-years across, that 2,000 light-years doesn’t feel like much at all.

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