Black hole confirmed in Milky Way

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Black hole confirmed in Milky Way

#1 Postby RL3AO » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:18 pm

There is a giant black hole at the centre of our galaxy, a 16-year study by German astronomers has confirmed.

They tracked the movement of 28 stars circling the centre of the Milky Way, using two telescopes in Chile.

The black hole, said to be 27,000 light years from Earth, is four million times bigger than the Sun, according to the paper in The Astrophysical Journal.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7774287.stm

Kinda cool they were finally able to prove it.
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#2 Postby HURAKAN » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:20 pm

A confirmation of something already expected and/or known.
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#3 Postby RL3AO » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:38 pm

Yeah, I thought they already confirmed this.
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