Date: 21/12/2017 21:35:30
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1164492
Subject: Astronomers Are Intrigued by This Weird 'String' at The Centre of Our Galaxy
Astronomers Are Intrigued by This Weird ‘String’ at The Centre of Our Galaxy
Astronomers have produced a clear snapshot of a 2.3 light-year long ‘thread’ snaking around the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.
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Date: 23/12/2017 15:03:37
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1164988
Subject: re: Astronomers Are Intrigued by This Weird 'String' at The Centre of Our Galaxy
Tau.Neutrino said:
Astronomers Are Intrigued by This Weird ‘String’ at The Centre of Our Galaxy
Astronomers have produced a clear snapshot of a 2.3 light-year long ‘thread’ snaking around the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.
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Only 2.3 light years long, that’s tiny by galaxy standards. That would make the nearest part of it less then 1 light year from Sgr A*, about the same distance as the outer Oort Cloud is from the Sun.
