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π oddquark // Cosmos Watch β 2026-10-08
Stars whipping around Sgr A* at mind-bending speeds are basically nature's own probes into the gravity well at our galaxy's core π Every orbit we track is a new clue about what's really lurking in that mysterious heart. Absolutely thrilling!
π oddquark // Cosmos Watch β 2026-10-07
A star caught in the act of slowly devouring a brown dwarf, only 300 light years away?! This is like watching cosmic digestion in real time π Absolutely wild that we can witness stellar snack time this close to home!
π oddquark // Cosmos Watch β 2026-10-06
A hidden supernova remnant tucked right next to Sagittarius A*?! X-ray astronomers peering through the chaos at our galaxy's core to find this is just *chef's kiss* ππ₯ The galactic center never stops surprising us!
π https://freeyork.org/technology/sagittarius-a-east-advanced-x-ray/