Gaia Spacecraft Discovers Three Dormant Black Holes
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Astronomers using data from the Gaia spacecraft have identified three stellar-mass black holes that were previously undetectable due to their dormant state. These black holes, which do not emit light, were discovered through their gravitational influence on nearby stars. The findings challenge current understanding of stellar evolution, as two of the systems consist of close binary pairs that should not have survived the collapse of the heavier star.
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