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The Skeptics Guide #905 - Nov 12 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Closest Black Hole to the Earth

Astronomers have found the closest black hole to the earth. It's orbited by a sunlight star and it shouldn't be there, says Bob Greene. This was published in the monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. So this black hole is called Gaia BH1 - 1,600 light years away.

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