Scientists discover strange form of black hole at the heart of Milky Way

A strange form of black hole has been detected for the first time at the heart of the Milky Way. It's a "mini-me" version of its neighbouring supermassive "cousin" - shedding light on how it formed. Looming in the middle of every galaxy, supermassive black holes weigh as much as ten billion suns - fuelling the birth of stars and deforming the fabric of space-time itself. The centre of the Milky Way, 27 000 light-years away from Earth Credit: AFP/Getty Images But the