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First ever binary star found near Sgr A* ESO News

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Dec 17, 20241:23Science & Medicine

Two stars have been found orbiting each other in the vicinity of Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. A young binary star system forming and surviving in this extreme gravity means that bla...

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First ever binary star found near Sgr A* ESO News is an episode from ESOcast SD by ESO. Two stars have been found orbiting each other in the vicinity of Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. A young binary star...

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Published Dec 17, 2024, 1:23 long, audio available.

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