Across the center of this spiral galaxy is a bar. And at the center of this bar is smaller spiral. And at the center of that spiral is a supermassive black hole. This all happens in the big, beautiful,

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Stay Informed! Be in the Top 1% in Solar Awareness among the Human Species! "Eyes open, no fear!" - Daily Solar Alerts, World Weather, Space Watch, Earthquake Update and Much More News from Ben