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V404 Cygni, located 8,000 light years from Earth, is an exceptional subject of study for astrophysicists. This system hosts a black hole and two stars in an unexpected configuration. Located in the ...

There, a black hole in a system named V404 Cygni repeatedly engages in behavior that has simultaneously baffled and delighted scientists. Now it's whipped a brand new trick out of its seemingly ...

"Overall, it's not surprising that black holes should be in triples, but what's surprising is that this system held onto the outer star after forming the black hole." Astronomers have discovered ...

However, the discovery of the first-ever triple black hole system, V404 Cygni, complicates that picture. This black hole is orbited by a very close star (which orbits every 6.5 days) and a star ...

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The first “black hole triple” system has been spotted by physicists some 8,000 light-years away, challenging the current understanding of how these space objects form. Most black holes are ...

Unsurprisingly, many black holes have stellar companions trapped in tight orbits, but perhaps counterintuitively, astronomers have never seen a triple system with a black hole—until now.

The black hole, V404 Cygni, was already known to be circled by a nearby star every 6.5 days. It is likely stripping this stellar companion of matter. (Image credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization ...

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Astronomers discovered the first "black hole triple system", some 7,800 light-years from Earth. The system, called V404 Cygni, was thought to be a black hole and a companion star, but a second ...