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Galactic pyrotechnics

A cloud of gas will be "shredded" when it reaches the gigantic black hole at the center of the Milky Way

By Jim Borg

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 19, 2013

~~<p>WAIKOLOA, Hawaii &raquo; One of the most mysterious and exotic objects in the galaxy is poised to spit out some information.</p>
<p>A huge gas cloud, roughly three times the mass of Earth, is headed toward the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, scientists say. It should arrive by this summer.</p>
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WAIKOLOA, Hawaii » One of the most mysterious and exotic objects in the galaxy is poised to spit out some information.

A huge gas cloud, roughly three times the mass of Earth, is headed toward the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, scientists say. It should arrive by this summer. Login for more...



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