Lightest black hole or heaviest neutron star? MeerKAT uncovers a mysterious object in Milky Way

Manchester UK (SPX) Jan 19, 2024

An international team of astronomers have found a new and unknown object in the Milky Way that is heavier than the heaviest neutron stars known and yet simultaneously lighter than the lightest black holes known. Using the MeerKAT Radio Telescope, astronomers from a number of institutions including The University of Manchester and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Germany foun