A missing black hole was found hiding in the giant star cluster Omega Centauri.

Omega Centauri

Who

Astronomers

What

When

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:15:43 GMT · 1h 44m ago

Where

Omega Centauri ·

Why

Astronomers discovered the black hole after it was previously undetected within the star cluster.

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How this affects you

The discovery suggests Omega Centauri may contain up to 10,000 tiny black holes, indicating a potentially larger population of such objects in the universe than previously understood.

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https://gizmodo.com/a-missing-black-hole-was-found-hiding-in-a-giant-star-cluster-astronomers-think-there-could-be-thousands-more-2000785795
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