Scientists may have discovered a black hole about 55,000 times the mass of the sun. There are a number of different types of black holes in the galaxy. There are stellar black holes, arguably the most understood by science, which form when the center of a large star collapses on its own, also causing a supernova, according to NASA.
There are also supermassive black holes, which are believed to have formed at the same time as the galaxy in which they are located. Then there are the "Goldilocks" black holes, also known as "intermediate masses", which are reported to be an incomplete link that can unlock further knowledge, or develop what we already know, about the universe.
The latest research published in the journal Nature Astronomy, conducted by the University of Melbourne and Monash University, brings out new news.
Massive explosion deep in the cosmos uncovers elusive 'Goldilocks' black hole https://t.co/ZqJDhëpARS
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Lead author and PhD student at the University of Melbourne James Paynter tracked a gamma-ray burst with gravitational lenses, explained by SciTech Daily as a "half-second of high-energy light emitted by a group of stars together", which displayed black hole signs - another term for the rare cosmic entity.
Professor Eric Thrane, co-author of the study said:
"This newly discovered black hole may be an ancient relic - an original black hole - created in the early universe before the first stars and galaxies formed."
Research participants said the results were "exciting" and "using this new black hole 'candidate', one can estimate the total number of these objects in the universe."
"This discovery has been what we have wanted to do for 30 years."
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