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| Artist's conception of Cygnus X-1 |
SPACE.COM: To strive for the most complete understanding of a black hole, astronomers have turned their telescopes to the double-star system Cygnus X-1, which boasts the first of these discovered oddities.
The move paid off, providing detailed information on the black hole's mass, spin and its distance from the sun.
The knowledge could help scientists piece together information about the black hole's state today, and also reveal clues about its early history.
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