US EditionA Binary Star Found Surprisingly Close to the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
5 Articles
5 Articles
A Binary Star Found Surprisingly Close to the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
Binary stars are common throughout the galaxy. Roughly half the stars in the Milky Way are part of a binary or multiple system, so we would expect to find them almost everywhere. However, one place we wouldn’t expect to find a binary is at the center of the galaxy, close to the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. And yet, that is precisely where astronomers have recently found one. There are several stars near Sagittarius A*. For decades, w…
For now, the two stars that orbit each other near the center of the Milky Way are at a safe distance from the supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*.
An international research team composed of a group of astronomers has discovered that there is a binary system of stars orbiting each other near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way. This is the first time that scientists have discovered a binary system of stars near a black hole.
It appears that the two stars orbiting each other near the center of the Milky Way are, for now, at a safe distance from the supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*.
Astronomers have made an extraordinary discovery in the center of our Galaxy: a binary star consisting of two young stars orbiting each other has been observed in the immediate vicinity of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. This find defies earlier assumptions about how destructive the intense gravity of [...] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 100% of the sources are Center
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
