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There are 40 quintillion black holes in our Universe (bigthink.com)
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For the first time, astronomers have created a data-driven estimate for how many black holes are in our Universe: more than anyone expected.

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[โ€“] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It's just numbers.

Numbillion numbers.

[โ€“] octoperson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

That's numberwang!