In a recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, a group of scientists examined a binary star system (two stars orbiting each other) in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a close-by dwarf galaxy that is located about 210,000 light-years from Earth and that the scientists predict will both eventually turn into black holes. This research has the potential to advance our knowledge of black holes, which are thought to be the most destructive forces in the universe, as well as the genesis and evolution of binary star systems.Binary star system located approximately 210,000 light-years from Earth with one star feeding material off the other star. Researchers predict that both of these stars will eventually turn into black holes in the far future.