A New Black Hole Found Outside the Milky Way Galaxy

The depths of the universe remain a mysterious place for humanity. Discovered stars, galaxies, planets, and more, perhaps contain very little of what’s waiting to be discovered. It is very difficult to fully uncover this mystery, but various discoveries are made with the same enthusiasm. In the past months, more than 100 black holes have been discovered in the Milky Way galaxy, 80 thousand light years away from Earth, and it has been stated that these black holes will capture the star clusters they live in within a billion years.

Scientists have now found a black hole lurking just outside the Milky Way galaxy. This black hole was discovered by looking at the way it affects the motion of a nearby star. Saying that this discovered black hole is only one of the black holes waiting to be discovered, scientists said that other hidden black holes can be found with the same technique.

“We discover black holes with the Sherlock Holmes technique”

Sara Saracino, who is working at Liverpool John Moores University Astrophysics Research Institute and conducting the study, compared the methods of finding the black hole to Sherlock Holmes and said, “Just like Sherlock Holmes catching a criminal gang by following their wrong steps, we are holding a magnifying glass in this cluster in one hand. by looking at each star, we try to find some evidence of the existence of black holes, even though we can’t see them directly. “The result shown here represents just one wanted criminal, but once you find one, you’re well on your way to discovering others in different clusters.”

The clue the black hole left to Sherlock Holmes was that it seemed to affect the motion of a nearby star, 5 times the size of our Sun. “The vast majority of black holes can only be detected dynamically. When they form a system with a star, they affect the star’s motion in an inconspicuous but detectable way,” said Stefan Dreizler, a member of the team from the University of Göttingen in Germany. made statements.