Find the nearest star to the central black hole in the galaxy

An international team of researchers, with Spanish contribution, has found the closest star to Sagittarius A *, the black hole four million times the mass of the Sun located in the center of the Milky Way. It is the star S0-102; it takes 11.5 years to complete one orbit around the black hole. The work will know how to operate the law of gravity in extreme environments, according to the journal Science.

A geological mystery is revealed by Opportunity

Spherical objects focused on a projection that Opportunity reached fluctuate in several aspects of the iron-rich spherules nicknamed "blueberries" that the rover found in its place of landing in early 2004 and in many other places so far.

See the cosmos 24 hours a day

Forthcoming astronomy is now possible, thanks to virtual planetarium that is installed in the Mall yesterday Arousa until 4 November. A journey during the cosmos and enjoy the most famous constellation or the operation of the solar system.