Astronomers discover class of strange objects near our galaxy’s enormous black hole

[gary]

Full press release here with additional detail :-
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/astronomy-strange-objects-galaxy-black-hole

4 minute video about Ghenz's research :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdo0V9HDeRM&feature=youtu.be

Animation below of the orbits of the G objects, together with the orbits of stars near the supermassive black hole :-
https://youtu.be/1PTNpTy2bY0

[xelasnave]

All I can think is the stretching somehow renders them less gravitationally suseptable to being sucked all the way into the black hole..
At least my math suggests that is probable...:P

Thanks Gary for the info..saw it someplace but only when it is here does one really take notice.