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A black hole dubbed 'the Unicorn' may be galaxy's smallest one

April 28, 2021

A black hole dubbed 'the Unicorn' may be galaxy's smallest one

Ohio State illustration by Lauren Fanfer

Scientists led by astronomy an Ohio State doctoral student Tharindu Jayasinghe discovered a black hole that may be the smallest in the Milky Way and the nearest to our solar system.

Researchers have dubbed it “The Unicorn,” in part because it is, so far, one of a kind, and in part because it was found in the constellation Monoceros – “The Unicorn.”

Read the Ohio State News story here.

https://news.osu.edu/black-hole-is-closest-to-earth-among-the-smallest-ever-discovered?utm_campaign=asc_general-newsletter_fy21_aroundtheoval&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_content=04%E2%80%9328-21