Second-biggest black hole in the Milky Way found

Ars Technica— May help explain why we see so many of these monsters colliding.

TechSpot—Astronomers detected the most massive stellar black hole in the Milky Way. European astronomers have confirmed the existence of Gaia BH3, a previously unknown stellar black hole. BH3 is the most massive stellar black hole discovered in the Milky Way so far and the second largest black hole in the galaxy after the supermassive monster known as Sagittarius A .Read Entire Article

USA Today—European astronomers discover Milky Way's largest stellar-mass black hole: What to know. The European Space Agency announced that it has found the most massive stellar-mass black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way.

Engadget—ESA's Gaia mission discovers the biggest stellar black hole in our galaxy yet. In addition to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way also serves as home to smaller stellar black holes that form when a massive star collapses. Scientists believe there are 100 million stellar black holes in our galaxy alone, but most of them have yet to be discovered. The ones that had already been found are, on average, around 10 times the size of our sun, with the biggest one reaching 21 solar masses. Thanks to the information collected by the European Space...