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Swarm of dusty young stars discovered around our Milky Way’s central black hole

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Enlarge / The Milky Way’s central black hole is in a very crowded environment. Supermassive black holes are voracious. Clumps of dust and gas are often disrupted by turbulence and radiation when they get pulled too close. So why are some of them orbiting the edge of the Milky Way’s own supermassive monster, Sgr A*? … Read more

‘Dusty’ archives inspire new story about the 1886 Charleston earthquake

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This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! The photo taken the day after the 1886 Charleston earthquake appears to show a railroad track to the right. Computer analysis of the scene reveals distances (in meters) and offsets in the scene that tell a different story. The track … Read more