At the center of our galaxy lies a chaotic region where black holes are tearing apart stars at an alarming rate. New research published in Astronomy & Astrophysics reveals what scientists call the “Star Grinder” – a dense cloud of black holes surrounding our galaxy’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). A Dangerous Neighborhood The galactic center is an extreme environment where stars don’t follow simple paths. Their orbits get disrupted by the gravitational forces of both Sgr A* and the many stellar-mass black holes surrounding it. “The stars in this region move at incredibly high speeds in random … Continue reading Galactic Center’s ‘Star Grinder’ Houses Millions of Black Holes