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The motion of the S2 star passing through the extreme gravitational field near the supermassive black hole in the centre of the Milky Way. European Southern Observatory
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Why starlight turns red escaping from black hole at heart of Milky Way

SpaceEdge Aug 6, 2018

Why starlight turns red escaping from black hole at heart of Milky Way eso a CROP. Indranil Banik, University of St Andrews For the past…

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What could a ‘relativistic camera’ capture on the way to Alpha Centauri? ESA/NASA, CC BY
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Observing the universe with a camera traveling near the speed of light

SpaceEdge Jul 2, 2018

Observing the universe with a camera traveling near the speed of light What could a ‘relativistic camera’ capture on the way to Alpha Centauri? ESA/NASA,…

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