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Science Challenges Stephen Hawking: a Study Claims that the Center of the Milky Way Would Not Be a Black Hole

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For years, the scientific consensus pointed out that in the heart of the Milky Way there is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*, located about 26,000 light years from Earth. The extremely fast orbits of several nearby stars seemed to confirm that interpretation. However, recent scientific research proposes an alternative explanation: the central object could be formed by compact dark matter. Subscribe to our Telegram channel and carr…
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For years, the scientific consensus pointed out that in the heart of the Milky Way there is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*, located about 26,000 light years from Earth. The extremely fast orbits of several nearby stars seemed to confirm that interpretation. However, recent scientific research proposes an alternative explanation: the central object could be formed by compact dark matter. Subscribe to our Telegram channel and carr…

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ADN 40 broke the news in on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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