Artist rendition of LB-1, a newly discovered stellar black hole. (Picture: Jingchuan Yu/Beijing Planetarium) Artist rendition of LB-1, a newly discovered stellar black hole. (Picture: Jingchuan Yu/Beijing Planetarium)
Artist rendition of LB-1, a newly discovered stellar black hole. (Picture: Jingchuan Yu/Beijing Planetarium)
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Chinese scientists lead discovery of stellar black hole that ‘should not even exist’

The discovery challenges current theories about how stellar black holes form

Topic |   Space
Xinmei Shen
Xinmei Shen

Updated: 5:40pm, 28 Nov, 2019

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Artist rendition of LB-1, a newly discovered stellar black hole. (Picture: Jingchuan Yu/Beijing Planetarium) Artist rendition of LB-1, a newly discovered stellar black hole. (Picture: Jingchuan Yu/Beijing Planetarium)
Artist rendition of LB-1, a newly discovered stellar black hole. (Picture: Jingchuan Yu/Beijing Planetarium)
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