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Ohio State University astronomers have identified about 116,000 new variable stars, according to a new paper.

Ohio State University astronomers have identified about 116,000 new variable stars, according to a new paper. These heavenly bodies were found by The All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN), a network of 20 telescopes around the world which

Record-breaking black hole discovered; Named The Unicorn Astronomers call it “The Unicorn,” breaking the record for the closest black hole to Earth and one of the smallest on record. Credit: Ohio State illustration by Lauren Fanfer Author: Ross Caruso Updated: 6:29 PM EDT May 1, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO—Not every day do you get to make a big discovery in the science community. Discoveries made from outside our planet, however, are even harder, especially when th...

Newfound black hole may be the closest to Earth Dan Falk © Illustration by Lauren Fanfer and Ohio State University. TK How small can a black hole be? For several decades, astronomers have worked to answer this question by tallying the black holes in our corner of the universe. They’ve found plenty of big and medium-size ones over the years—including a supermassive monster at the heart of our galaxy. But until recently, they’ve seen no signs of small ones, and that’s p...

“There appears to be a theoretical maximum to the mass of a neutron star at up to 3 solar masses,” Jayasinghe, who recently led a study published in Astrobiology, told SYFY WIRE. “So the Unicorn is truly one of the smallest black holes possible. Finding these systems will help scientists understand the formation mechanisms of black holes and neutron stars.” The Unicorn is a mass gap compact object some 1,500 light years from Earth. Rare and not well understood, these are cosmic objects...

Scientists at Ohio State University have discovered a record-breaking black hole. It is both one of the smallest black holes ever detected and the closest to Earth (1,500 light-years away and still inside the Milky Way galaxy). “When we looked at the data, this black hole — the Unicorn — just popped out,”  lead author Tharindu Jayasinghe, a doctoral student in astronomy at The Ohio State University, said in a statement. Black holes cannot be seen, of course, but they can be detected b...

When it comes to black holes, does size really matter? Would you be afraid if astronomers discovered one of the tiniest black holes ever? Would you change your mind if they told you it was also the closest black hole to the Earth ever found? How close? Ah, all of sudden, size DOES matter! Tharindu Jayasinghe is a doctoral student in astronomy at The Ohio State University and part of a team of researchers looking for tiny black holes – a new class of black holes discovered in 2019 at The Ohio ...

5 hours ago Watch: The unveiling of the worlds first photo of a black hole. Credits: Video - APTN; Image - Getty Scientists have discovered what may be the smallest-known black hole in the Milky Way galaxy and the closest to our solar system - an object so curious that they nicknamed it the Unicorn. The researchers said the black hole is roughly three times the mass of our sun, testing the lower limits of size for these extraordinarily dense objects that possess a gravitational pull so strong ...

Scientists discover the closest black hole to Earth so far, dubbed The Unicorn The black hole is also among the smallest discovered, sparking hope that more efforts to map out these mysterious space objects will continue. Author: Douglas Jones Updated: 12:20 PM EDT April 24, 2021 Scientists at Ohio State University now report that they have discovered the closest black hole to Earth so far, dubbing the celestial wonder "The Unicorn."  The findings were published...

One of smallest and closest black holes to Earth has been discovered and named the Unicorn.