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Infrared Tracking Points Milky Way Gas Clouds Back to a Violent Binary Star System
Key Takeaways
- Three unusual gas clouds near Sagittarius A* appear to share nearly identical orbits.
- Researchers traced those orbits back to the massive contact binary IRS 16SW.
- Simulations suggest shocks from the binary’s stellar winds can create the observed gas clumps.
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