Cannibal stars at the heart of the Milky Way stay frighteningly young
Scientists have discovered the terrifying secret behind the apparent youth of some stars at the heart of the Milky Way; stars participating in a kind of cosmic destruction derby around our galaxy’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A*. Like a cosmic version of Elizabeth Bathory, the 17th-century serial killer who allegedly tried to… Read More »