Closest known black hole to Earth spotted by astronomers

The closest black hole to Earth and its sun-like companion star (International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine/M. Zamani/AP)

Astronomers have discovered the closest known black hole to Earth, just 1,600 light years away.

Scientists said on Friday that this black hole is 10 times bigger than our sun and three times closer than the previous record-holder.