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Watch: Black hole 11 times bigger than the Sun discovered among young stars

Come out, come out, wherever you are!

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ESO, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), DSS, NASA/ESA/M. Romaniello

ESO, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), DSS, NASA/ESA/M. Romaniello

Spotting a black hole in the vast depths of space is no simple task.

How do you locate a region where light can’t escape?

Astronomers have to look at objects around a black hole to determine its presence.

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