Magnificent. I’ve been totally entranced by black holes since I first read A Brief History of Time as a kid. Years and years of trying to wrap my head around th

Magnificent. I’ve been totally entranced by black holes since I first read A Brief History of Time as a kid. Years and years of trying to wrap my head around them, and they’re still just about the closest thing I get to a spiritual moment. This is a fantastic piece, and even though some images are more visually striking, for me the ones that gives me the most chills are the time-lapse of stellar motion around Sagittarius A. Those are stars* being whipped around like toys. Stars. Over 97% of the mass of the solar system is just Sol, and these stars are more massive, and look at them move! Chills.