Astronomers spot a massive 'sleeping giant' black hole less than 2,000 light-years from Earth

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Messier 74, nicknamed "the Phantom Galaxy" for its dimness, comes to life when Chandra revealed its X-ray activity (purple) alongside observations from Hubble and Webb.
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A black hole is an invisible area in space where gravity pulls so intensely that even light can not escape it.
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The black hole, Gaia BH3, was discovered by an international research team while looking into the latest data group recorded in the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope.
India Times
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Astronomers have identified a black hole within the Milky Way with a mass 33 times greater than that of the sun.
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