By tracking a star near the center of our galaxy, astronomers have found the best evidence yet that a supermassive black hole lies at the Milky Way’s core. Although observations have long suggested that the galaxy harbors a monster black hole, they didn’t conclusively rule out less exotic concentrations of mass (SN: 9/8/01, p. 148: Galaxy’s Black Hole: X Rays Mark Spot).
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