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Old 27-01-2014, 06:42 PM
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Mon 27 Jan 2014 20:30 SBS 1 Swallowed by a Black Hole

Mon 27 Jan 2014 20:30 SBS 1 Swallowed by a Black Hole

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Originally Posted by SBS ONE
This summer, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way is getting ready to feast. A gas cloud three times the size of our planet has strayed within the gravitational reach of our nearest supermassive black hole. And across the globe, telescopes are being trained on the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, some 27,000 light years from Earth, in the expectation of observing this unique cosmic spectacle. For cosmic detectives across the Earth, it is a unique opportunity. For the first time in the history of science, they hope to observe in action the awesome spectacle of a feeding supermassive black hole.
Horizon: Season 49, Episode 16 26 Jun. 2013
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3016934/

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1izU4j64Xmk
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