Thursday, January 13, 2011

Astronomers discover black hole measuring 6.6 billion suns

Scientists say they've found a massive black hole about 60 million light years away from Earth, a monumental discovery with huge implications for future observation.
That's mostly due to the black hole's size.
The black hole, found in the M87 galaxy, measures the mass of 6.6 billion suns. Astronomers found the hole using the Gemini telescope and determined its size by measuring the speed of stars in its orbit.
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