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You can 'see' the closest known black hole to Earth with the naked eye

You can 'see' the closest known black hole to Earth with the naked eye

6 May 2020

Astronomers found a star that appeared to be orbiting nothing at all – but it’s actually the closest black hole ever at just 1000 light years away

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