Astronomers Observe Supermassive Black Hole Dragging Spacetime Around Orbiting Star

Observations at the center of our galaxy reveal a star close enough to the central supermassive black hole to experience significant spacetime distortion caused by the black hole's rotation.

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Im Zentrum der Galaxis: Verrührte Raumzeit

Im Zentrum unserer Galaxie sitzt ein riesiges Schwarzes Loch. In seinem Orbit gibt es einen Stern, der ihm nahe genug kommt, um zu spüren, wie die Eigenrotation des Lochs die umgebene Raumzeit mitzerrt.

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Astronomers Observe Supermassive Black Hole Dragging Spacetime Around Orbiting Star

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