The star, called S4716, is part of a cluster of massive stars only discovered relatively recently centered on the black hole in the Milky Way’s heart. Over time, as these stars move in their ...

(Peissker et al., ApJ, 2022) Researchers discovered this star, named S4716, thanks to the evolution of observation and analysis techniques. It was clearly seen in data from five different ...

The star - called S4716 - orbits close to the Sagittarius A black hole at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Researchers have found that the star orbits the black hole, which measures 23.5 ...

The star is officially called "S4716" and orbits Sagittarius A*, the black hole situated at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. It completes one full orbit in four years and comes as close to 100 ...

The short-period, compact orbit of S4716 is quite puzzling,' Michael Zajacek, an astrophysicist at Masaryk University in Brno who was involved in the study, said. 'Stars cannot form so easily near ...

The star, S4716, orbits Sagittarius A*, the ... Using the first science image released by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) this month, an international team of scientists with significant ...

The star, S4716, orbits Sagittarius A*, the ... In a bold vision to secure Europe's role in space exploration and so benefit from the many scientific, economic, and societal rewards, ESA is ...