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Astronomers have observed something never seen before around the monster black hole at the center of our galaxy

Jessica OrwigJun 23, 2016, 22:47 IST

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For the first time, astronomers have mapped the flow of material swirling around the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. The material is the remains of a star that the black hole ripped apart 3.9 billion years ago.

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