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  "id": 15946984,
  "title": "There Must Be Stellar-Mass Black Holes in our Stellar Neighbourhood. Can We Find Them?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/there-must-be-stellar-mass-black-holes-in-our-stellar-neighbourhood",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T19:30:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Universe Today",
    "slug": "universe-today",
    "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/there-must-be-stellar-mass-black-holes-in-our-stellar-neighbourhood-can-we-find-them"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Stellar-mass black holes should be in our neighbourhood within about 50 light years of the Solar System. But they're likely isolated, without much to feed on, making them difficult to find. Gaia found some candidates, but confirming them is tough.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Universe Today",
        "title": "There Should Be Black Holes in our Neighbourhood. Can We Find Them?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/there-should-be-black-holes-in-our-neighbourhood-can-we-find-them",
        "published": "2026-10-21T17:46:00.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}