PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Black Hole Seen in Closest Look Ever
Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 18:07
in Astronomy & Space
A supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way has wound up in the crosshairs of a virtual telescope spanning 2,800 miles (4,506 kilometers).
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