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MIT: Physicists Discover First "Black Hole Triple"
October 24, 2024
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024:

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System observed 8,000 light-years away may be the first direct evidence of "gentle" black hole formation.

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Many black holes detected to date appear to be part of a pair. These binary systems comprise a black hole and a secondary object -- such as a star, a much denser neutron star, or another b . . .

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