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How a Black Hole Collision Could Explain the Milky Way’s S-Stars

JUL 21, 2025
What’s responsible for the haphazard orbits of the stars closest to our galaxy’s supermassive black hole? A second black hole, perhaps.
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What’s responsible for the haphazard orbits of the stars closest to our galaxy’s supermassive black hole? A second black hole, perhaps.

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