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What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of Jan. 13, 2022

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Four distant stars orbit a black hole 4.3 million times bigger than the sun.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022
Astronomers confront massive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*

Study finds mass at the center of the Milky Way is 99.9% from Sagittarius A*

At the center of the Milky Way is a supermassive black hole 4.3 million times bigger than the sun known as Sagittarius A*. Until recently, it was not clear how much of the matter at the heart of the galaxy was Sagittarius A*. …

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Coastal ecosystems depend on eelgrass beds, such as one on Bainbridge Island, Washington.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022
Climate-driven disease devastates seagrass health

Researchers find more seagrass wasting disease outbreaks

In an oceanic omen for climate change’s intensifying effects, new research shows that seagrass suffers from a lesion-filled wasting disease through large swaths of intertidal meadows in the Pacific Northwest. The grasses’ once vibrant root systems are …

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