Slovenians help uncover biggest black hole in Milky Way

Ljubljana, 16 April - Slovenian astrophysicists Andreja Gomboc and Tomaž Zwitter have been part of a team that discovered the most massive stellar black hole yet found in the Milky Way. Unlike similar discoveries in distant galaxies, this one allows more in-depth research into the origin of such massive black holes.

Ljubljana Graphs showing motion of a star around the black hole. Photo: Tomaž Zwitter

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Graphs showing motion of a star around the black hole.
Photo: Tomaž Zwitter

Ljubljana Astrophysicist Tomaž Zwitter. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA File photo

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Astrophysicist Tomaž Zwitter.
Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
File photo

Ljubljana Astrophysicist Andreja Gomboc. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA File photo

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Astrophysicist Andreja Gomboc.
Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
File photo

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