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2. Sagittarius A* - Wikipedia

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   Sagittarius A*, abbreviated as Sgr A* (/ ˈ s æ dʒ ˈ eɪ s t ɑːr / SADGE-AY-star [3]), is the supermassive black hole [4] [5] [6] at the Galactic Center of the Milky Way.Viewed from Earth, it is located near the border of the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius, about 5.6° south of the ecliptic, [7] visually close to the Butterfly Cluster (M6) and Lambda Scorpii.

3. Great Rift (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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   In astronomy, the Great Rift (sometimes called the Dark Rift or less commonly the Dark River) is a dark band caused by interstellar clouds of cosmic dust that significantly obscure (extinguish) the center and most radial sectors of the Milky Way galaxy from Earth 's perspective. In dark, clear night skies, the rift appears as clear as the ...

4. Milky Way - Wikipedia

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   The Milky Way is approximately 890 billion to 1.54 trillion times the mass of the Sun in total (8.9 × 10 11 to 1.54 × 10 12 solar masses), [7][8][9] although stars and planets make up only a small part of this. Estimates of the mass of the Milky Way vary, depending upon the method and data used.

5. Webb telescope captures outskirts of Milky Way in ... - AOL

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   While Earth is located about 26,000 light-years from what's known as the galactic center, the outer portions of the Milky Way are even further, at about 58,000 light-years from our galaxy's ...

6. Newly discovered black hole jets span more than 140 Milky Way ...

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   September 19, 2024 at 11:55 AM. Astronomers have discovered twin black hole jets that span a distance greater than 140 Milky Way galaxies long, the biggest jets found yet. Unlike popular culture ...

7. An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky ...

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   Previously, astronomers have spotted the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way giving a swift kick to a star, which will leave the galaxy for good in about 100 million years.