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English: This simulation shows the future behaviour of a gas cloud that has been observed approaching the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. This is the first time ever that the approach of such a doomed cloud to a supermassive black hole has been observed and it is expected to break up completely during 2013.
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Media of the day This file was selected as the media of the day for 2 April 2012. It was captioned as follows:
English: A simulation of the behaviour of a gas cloud that has been observed approaching the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way
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English: A simulation of the behaviour of a gas cloud that has been observed approaching the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way
Македонски: Симулација на однесувањето на гасовит облак кога се доближува до супермасивна црна дупка во средиштето на Млечниот Пат.
中文（简体）：对气体落入银河系中心巨型黑洞的模拟。

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