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A gas cloud with several times the mass of the Earth accelerating towards the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way was discovered by astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope. This video shows scientist statements and simulations of how the cloud will break up over the next few years. (4 m 6 s)

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This is the English translation of the Media of the day description page from 26 December 2011.

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