Unprecedented 16-year-long Study Tracks Stars Orbiting Milky Way Black Hole

In a 16-year long study, German astronomers have produced the most detailed view ever of the surroundings of the monster lurking at our galaxy's heart -- a supermassive black hole. The research has unravelled the hidden secrets of this tumultuous region by mapping the orbits of almost 30 stars, a five-fold increase over previous studies. One of the stars has now completed a full orbit around the black hole.

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