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Earth is 2,000 light years closer to supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy than we thought
By Katie Hunt, CNN
Updated 12:01 PM EST, Fri November 27, 2020

(CNN)A new map of the Milky Way by Japanese space experts has put Earth 2,000 light years closer to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.

This map has suggested that the center of the Milky Way, and the black hole which sits there, is located 25,800 light-years from Earth. This is closer than the official value of 27,700 light-years adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985, the National Observatory of Japan said.

What's more, according to the map, our solar system is traveling at 227 kilometers per second as it orbits around the galactic center -- this is faster than the official value of 220 kilometers per second, the release added.

Read more @ https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/27/world/earth-supermassive-black-hole-milky-way-scn/index.html

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