Thursday, October 18, 2007

Eyecatchers-38 : Biggest Black Hole

Astronomers have found the biggest stellar black hole so far, a monster with a mass 15.65 times that of our sun, lurking in a nearby spiral-shaped galaxy.

The find, located in a galaxy called Messier 33, has an even bigger companion - a close-orbiting star that is 70 times the mass of the sun, according to an investigation led by Jerome Orosz of San Diego University, California, USA - Agencies

Courtesy: 'World Vignettes', The New Indian Express, Madurai, Oct.18, 2007.
Grateful thanks to The New Indian Express.

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