Scientists discover smallest black hole in Milky Way galaxy, name it 'The Unicorn'
Blackhole is roughly three times the mass of our sun. Black holes form when massive stars die and their cores collapse. Washington: 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 gravitational pulls so strong not even light can escape. A luminous star called a red giant orbits with the bla...