First-Ever 'Trinary' Black Hole System Discovered in Cygnus

The discovery challenges traditional black hole formation theories and suggests a direct collapse mechanism.

Astronomers have identified a unique black hole system, V404 Cygni, featuring two stars orbiting a central black hole.
The second star's wide orbit of 70,000 years defies the expected gravitational disruption from a supernova explosion.
This system provides strong evidence for the direct collapse model of black hole formation, bypassing the explosive supernova phase.
The discovery was made using data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, which tracks stellar movements in the Milky Way.
Researchers believe this finding could imply that trinary systems are more common than previously thought, offering new insights into black hole evolution.