Massive Clouds of Gas Hurtle Around Our Galaxy's Black Hole at One-third the Speed of Light

Massive Clouds of Gas Hurtle Around Our Galaxy's Black Hole at One-third the Speed of Light

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http://www.newsweek.com/massive-clouds-gas-hurtle-around-our-galaxys-black-hole-one-third-speed-light-1193781

Astronomers have spotted huge swaths of gas spinning around the supermassive black hole thought to sit at the heart of the Milky Way.

The rambunctious clouds—observed moving at almost one-third of the speed of light—are a “resounding confirmation” of scientists’ long-standing belief in the galactic behemoth known as Sagittarius A*, researchers said in a statement released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO).