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Binary Star System Surprisingly Found Near Monster Black Hole

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Binary Star System Surprisingly Found Near Monster Black Hole

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Space.com

523 Views • May 10, 2025

Description

A pair of stars orbiting one another has been found near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT).

Credit; ESO
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Hanna Huysegoms.
Music: Stellardrone – Ethereal.
Footage and photos: ESO / Luis Calçada, Cristoph Malin, Martin Kornmesser, Florian Peißker et al, Nick Risinger - Sky Survey, Schoedel, DSS, VISTA, EHT Collaboration, VVV Survey/D. Minniti Nogueras-Lara et al.
Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.