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A Black Hole’s Dinner is Fast Approaching

Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope have discovered a gas cloud with several times the mass of the Earth accelerating towards the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. This is the first time ever that the approach of such a doomed cloud to a supermassive black hole has been observed. This ESOcast explains the new results and includes spectacular simulations of how the cloud will break up over the next few years.

English
  • Originally Aired December 14, 2011
  • Runtime 80 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-Y
  • Created April 26, 2012 by
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Name Type Role
Mathieu Isidro Writer
Richard Hook Writer
Richard Hook Director
Herbert Zodet Director