Nation Closest known black hole to Earth, sitting 1,600 light-years away, found by astronomers November 7, 2022 Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY Comments Off on Closest known black hole to Earth, sitting 1,600 light-years away, found by astronomers The dormant black hole, dubbed Gaia BH1, sits 1,600 light-years away – three times closer than the last black hole to hold the record.