Emily Chan
“The distribution of both star variations resembles a disc, which gives the impression that the supermassive black hole forces the stars to assume an organized orbit,” Peißker said.
The cause of the organized swarming behavior is still unclear, but it is highly likely that Sgr A* is somehow behind it.
The new study serves as a reminder that there is still much to explore in the vast expanse of our galaxy.
Other space discoveries that were made over the past few years include a blob of gas traveling at almost a third of the speed of light, an invisible cosmic ray barrier, and a free-falling dead star merger. They were all found close to Sgr A*.
The study was published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.
