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You may have heard about the star S301 that divebombs the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way. Have you wondered what the sky would look like from that star? I did. Then I did the math and physics to find out, so you don't have to. www.scientificamerican.com/article/this... 🔭🧪

This star has the strangest sky in the galaxy

The newfound star S301 orbits the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole so closely that its view of the heavens gets twisted

scientificamerican.com

This day in history. 2002. At a Beverly Hills hotel astronaut Buzz Aldrin punched an annoying moon landing denier in the face hard enough to lift the mug off the ground. The mug tried to press charges but the judge nominated Aldrin for a Humanitas Award instead.