Galactic centre

Galactic Centre galactic centre English Proper noun 1 en Galactic Center Commonwealth spelling. 16 December 2019 Ian Randall Stunning high-resolution image of the central region of the Milky Way uncovers evidence of an ancient ‘star burst' that caused more than a hundred thousand supernova explosions https://web.archive.org/web/20251105091533/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7797873/Stunning-image-central-Milky-Way-uncovers-evidence-ancient-star-burst.html 'Our unprecedented survey of a large part of the Galactic centre has given us detailed insights into the formation process of stars in this region of the Milky Way,' said author Rainer Schödel of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia in Spain. 21 May 2024 Matt Fidler Milky Way photographer of the year 2024 – in pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20240521051409/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/may/21/milky-way-photographer-of-the-year-2024-in-pictures The Galactic centre was already shining high in the sky, with the zodiacal light beautifully complementing it on the right. 18 December 2024 Andrew Griffin There could be planets around the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy, scientists say https://web.archive.org/web/20241219033754/https://www.independent.co.uk/space/supermassive-black-hole-galaxy-sagittarius-binary-star-b2666908.html “Our discovery lets us speculate about the presence of planets, since these are often formed around young stars. It seems plausible that the detection of planets in the Galactic centre is just a matter of time,” said Florian Peißker, a researcher at the University of Cologne, Germany, and lead author of the new study.