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This Is the Closest Black Hole to Earth, and You Can See It with a Simple Telescope

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In this episode, we explore the amazing discovery of Gaia BH1, the closest known black hole to Earth. We explain what a black hole is, how it can be detected, and how astronomers found Gaia BH1 using data from a space mission. We also discuss the implications and questions that arise from this discovery for our understanding of black holes and their role in the universe. And we show you how you can see this black hole and its companion star with your own eyes, or with a simple telescope or binoculars. Best Telescopes for beginners: Celestron 70mm Travel Scope https://amzn.to/3jBi3yY Celestron 114LCM Computerized Newtonian Telescope https://amzn.to/3VzNUgU Celestron – StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ https://amzn.to/3jBRmds Visit our website for up-to-the-minute updates: www.nasaspacenews.com Follow us Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nasaspacenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpacenewsNasa Join this channel to get access to these perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEuhsgmcQRbtfiz8KMfYwIQ/join #NSN #blackhole #gaia #astronomy #space #science #cosmos #hyades #taurus #pleiades #gravity #star #sun #galaxy #milkyway #telescope #binoculars #observation #discovery #simulation #astrometry #xray #gravitationalwaves #gravitationallensing #stellar #supermassive #primordial #accretiondisk #binarysystem #eventhorizon #singularity #NASA #Astronomy

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joão.costa 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The nearest Black Hole sleeps next to me in our shared bed.

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sergioserna599 4 months, 2 weeks ago

[Looked for black hole through telescope. Found picture of my heart.]

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kevin.brown 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Great! On my way!!! 😎

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hakanhenk747 6 months ago

"Located about 15 60 light years" Clanker gonna clank.

joseph_guerrero
joseph_guerrero 6 months ago

I’m stunned at how well you broke this down!

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michelle.ortega 6 months ago

So I'm pretty good friends with the Spaceflight Operations Manager of Gaia, and before reading much about the satellite I had no idea how amazing it really was. Gaia has helped us discover so much of our galaxy. It's honestly mind bending.

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matthewpalmer720 6 months ago

I too travel 15, 60 minutes to work.

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angela_rodriguez 6 months, 1 week ago

Wow. Beautiful video

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liesalangern86 6 months, 1 week ago

Did they forget that there is a supermassive blackhole at the center of our own galaxy? lol.

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stéphane_lagarde 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Imagine it's a worm hole and that's why there's no mass transfer

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aimée.foucher 6 months, 4 weeks ago

अच्छी जानकारी मिली . धन्यवाद

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ianvoid39 7 months ago

My backyard project for the weekend: Look for a black hole without an accretion disc with a simple telescope

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margotgilles432 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rogue black hole or start of a new galaxy?

jorge_razo
jorge_razo 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Honestly i always found black holes very interesting n could never stop learning about them

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justin_brown 9 months, 3 weeks ago

*Gaia* = creates a 3D map of our galaxy (where stars are, how they move). *JWST* = looks deep into the universe’s past and studies galaxies, stars, and exoplanets in infrared.

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megan_miller 10 months, 1 week ago

🧐 The contalation of Taurus ♉..🥳☄️☄️☄️☄️ Was it moved closer to us or were we moved closer to it ,sense it can be seen now with a telescope 🔭 ❣️

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reynaldo_godínez 10 months, 2 weeks ago

So that's basically like a binary start system, neat. Bet there are tons of those laying around.

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rafaél_gastélum 11 months, 1 week ago

If it can be easily found with a telescope then how did we just now discover it?

gabinoirizarry390
gabinoirizarry390 1 year ago

The universe is so beautiful and scary at the same time.

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beth.cisneros 1 year ago

Fifteen sixty light-years? The AI is strong in this one