And

 

they want you to believe

it was all the result 

of some accident?

This community knows better.

Dance around the heart 

of our Milky Way

The star S2 orbits the supermassive black hole on a rosette-shaped orbit and confirms Einstein's theory.

April 16, 2020

"Cosmic blossom: observations have revealed for the first time that a star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way moves just as predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity. This artist’s impression illustrates the precession of the star’s orbit, with the effect exaggerated for easier visualisation."

© ESO / L. Calçada

"A supermassive black hole is lurking deep in the heart of our galaxy. Astronomers deduce its existence from the motion of the star S2, which orbits this behemoth at high speed. 

However, the star's orbit 

does not remain stationary in space, 

but moves forward, 

creating the shape of a rosette. 

This effect was predicted by Albert Einstein 

in his general theory of relativity, 

and explains, for example, 

the rotation of Mercury's orbit, 

which has been known for a long time. 

Now researchers led 

by the Max Planck Institute 

for Extraterrestrial Physics have, 

for the first time, 

observed this 

Schwarzschild precession 

close to the galactic centre. 

For this purpose, they used the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory in Chile."