As stars form and black holes throw out energy, the centre of galaxies can have a build up of energy and require these ‘chimneys’ to offer a route to escape
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Another blow to the dark matter theory
A recent study has tried to identify dark matter at the centre of our galaxy, but it appears neutron stars can account for their observations
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Einstein’s theory successfully tested near supermassive black hole
This result is the culmination of 26 years of observations made by the Very Large Telescope in Chile
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Milky Way’s supermassive black hole reveals signs of relativity
By observing stars near our galaxy’s centre, astronomers have seen hints of Einstein’s theory of relativity