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Astronomers observe stars forming close to Milky Way's central black hole

Source: NewKerala

Albuquerque : NM : USA | 11 months ago

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The center of our galaxy is wracked with powerful gravitational tides that are stirred by a 4 million solar-mass black hole. Those tides should rip apart molecular clouds that act as stellar nurseries, preventing stars from forming in place. But, using the Very Large Array of radio telescopes, astronomers...

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Astronomers observe stars forming close to Milky Way's central black hole

News Source: NewKerala | 11 months ago

The center of our galaxy is wracked with powerful gravitational tides that are stirred by a 4 million solar-mass black hole. Those tides should rip apart molecular clouds that act as stellar nurseries, preventing stars from forming in place. But,...