Astronomers have found the first stellar-mass black hole in Omega Centauri, locked with a star in a 94-year orbit — the longest-period black hole binary yet found

Newsylist Editorial Desk. (2026, July 17, 2026). Astronomers have found the first stellar-mass black hole in Omega Centauri, locked with a star in a 94-year orbit — the longest-period black hole binary yet found: Why it's trending. Newsylist. https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-07-17/astronomers-have-found-the-first-stellar-mass-black-hole-in-omega-centauri

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  title = {{Astronomers have found the first stellar-mass black hole in Omega Centauri, locked with a star in a 94-year orbit — the longest-period black hole binary yet found}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-07-17/astronomers-have-found-the-first-stellar-mass-black-hole-in-omega-centauri},
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> According to Newsylist Editorial Desk ([Astronomers have found the first stellar-mass black hole in Omega Centauri, locked with a star in a 94-year orbit — the longest-period black hole binary yet found](https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-07-17/astronomers-have-found-the-first-stellar-mass-black-hole-in-omega-centauri)), this event was corroborated across 1 independent sources with a live velocity of 0.