Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Two stars have been found orbiting each other in the vicinity of Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. A young binary star system forming and surviving in this extreme gravity means that black holes are not as destructive as we thought. This video summarises the discovery.

For more details, check: eso.org/public/news/eso2418

Credits:
ESO
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Hanna Huysegoms.
Music: Stellardrone – Ethereal.
Footage and photos: ESO / Luis Calçada, Cristoph Malin (christophmalin.com),
Martin Kornmesser, Florian Peißker et al., Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), Schoedel,
DSS, VISTA, EHT Collaboration, VVV Survey/D. Minniti Nogueras-Lara et al.
Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.