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Post by Wayne Smith on Nov 30, 2020 15:12:12 GMT 10
Supermassive black hole 2000 light years closer than we thoughtA new map of the Milky Way by Japanese space experts has put Earth 2000 light years closer to the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. This map has suggested that the centre of the Milky Way, and the black hole which sits there, is located 25,800 light-years from Earth. This is closer than the official value of 27,700 light-years adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985, the National Observatory of Japan said. What's more, according to the map, our solar system is travelling at 227 kilometres per second as it orbits around the galactic centre -- this is faster than the official value of 220 kilometres per second, the release added.
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