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Star cluster feeding the black hole in our Milky Way has gobbled up a dwarf galaxy: Study – Firstpost

Some nuclear star clusters in our galaxy must have been formed from objects falling into black holes, the research suggests.

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FP TrendingSep 30, 2020 17:52:06 IST
Our galaxy Milky Way has a huge black hole in its core. The black hole is fed by a nuclear star cluster, which is the largest star cluster in the galaxy. Hence, they shine the brightest and weight around 25 million times as much as the sun. However, a recent study shows that it may have eaten up a surrounding smaller star cluster or maybe a dwarf galaxy to attain its shine. The nuclear star clusters are also the densest clusters in the universe and it has ke…

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