Massive black hole 100,000 times bigger than the SUN discovered at centre of the Milky Way

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Getty – Contributor Japanese astronomers discovered the immense black hole lying near the heart of the Milky Way

Supermassive black holes are said to fuel the birth of stars and greatly influence space-time itself.

According to reports, this newly-discovered black hole could rank as the second largest ever seen in the Milky Way.

Despite its immense size, scientists have called it a "mini me" version of its super-massive "cousin" known as Sagittitarius A*.

Each black hole is deemed to be the driving force of a galaxy's evolution.

A black hole is a region of space that has such an extremely powerful gravitational field that it absorbs all the light that passes near it and reflects none.

Studies predict there are 100 million to one billion black holes looming in the Milky Way – but only 60 or so have been identified so far.

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