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This black hole is the closest to Earth so far.

Astronomers using Hawaii’s Gemini North telescope discovered a black hole that’s 10 times the size of the sun and 1,560 light-years away from Earth (via Space.com).

But don’t worry, scientists say this stellar-mass black hole, named the Gaia BH1, isn’t consuming entire stars just yet. The black hole is considered dormant... at least for now.

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