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The image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, captured by the Event Horizon Telescope.

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The EHTC image of Sagittarius A*—the black hole at the center of the Milky Way—shows a dark, central region (the black hole's shadow) surrounded by a bright ring of light (called the accretion ...

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The Milky Way galaxy has had a violent history ... population of 20 stars currently orbiting in the vicinity of the Sun. Unlike the Sun, however, these stars have almost no metals.

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