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Galactic Center

Galactic Center

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Sep 30, 2026

Alex McColganHOST
26:14
With a few reference points like these, we can build up a real picture of the scale of our galaxy and beyond.
Alex McColganHOST
26:25
Looking toward the galactic center, a team of astronomers and data scientists found even more candidate Cepheid stars, 655 in fact.
Alex McColganHOST
26:36
They then sorted these into one of two classes, and found that 35 of these 655 stars were classical Cepheids, the younger of the two.
Alex McColganHOST
26:47
This was really exciting, especially since the galactic bulge was thought to contain mostly elderly stars that are at least 8 billion years old.

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Alex McColganHOST
59:40
It is a hotbed of cosmic activity from the formation of stars to exploding supernovae.
Alex McColganHOST
59:46
And let's not forget Sagittarius A*, the super massive black hole four million times the mass of our sun at the very center of it all.
Alex McColganHOST
59:57
These conditions are hugely exciting for astronomers, but they make the galactic center notoriously hard to study.
Alex McColganHOST
60:03
Visible light can't penetrate the dense clouds of dust and gas.
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0:26
This is the story of where you are in the universe and what surrounds you in ways you can barely imagine.
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0:33
From the glowing heart at the galactic center to the faint halo of dark matter stretching half a million light years into the void, the Milky Way is a place of astonishing scale and beauty.
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0:48
For centuries humanity watched it as a milky band crossing the night sky, wondering what it truly was.
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0:57
Now we know it is home and understanding it changes how we feel about our place in everything.
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3:27
The outer edges move at almost the same speed as the inner regions, a mystery that kept astronomers puzzled for decades.
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3:37
This strange rotation curve was one of the first hints that something invisible was holding the galaxy together, something we now call dark matter.
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3:49
The Sun sits about 26,000 light years from the galactic center, a relatively ordinary location.
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3:57
Our solar system rests within the Orion Arm, a smaller spiral feature between two larger arms.
Emilio OrtizHOST
21:28
And if anything, these moments of equinoxes are times to really reflect on what has gotten us here.
Emilio OrtizHOST
21:36
And this has been a very challenging year for a lot of people, especially with the information that's been coming out, having to see some of the darker aspects of humanity rising to the surface, exploring whether we're alone in this universe or not, which your work suggests that we are pretty galactic and But one thing I wanted to bring up that also expands it into a wider picture regarding humanity's consciousness and these moments and cycles of separation and then unity is regarding our relationship to this galactic center that you've brought up a little bit prior in the conversation.
Emilio OrtizHOST
22:18
So when did you first start exploring the Galactic Center and what do you see its role playing out right now in all of this ascension, collective consciousness, everything that's happening right now?
Julia BalazGUEST
22:31
It was my community.
Julia BalazGUEST
22:33
It was a period of short amount of time when multiple people sent the same message, emailed me, did you hear of Philip Sedgwick's work, who is a phenomenal astrologer, contributed a huge amount of invaluable information to the astrology community, but he was observing astrology.
Julia BalazGUEST
22:50
the psychological impact of the galactic center if we look at where it is in our chart.
Julia BalazGUEST
22:56
And not only that, but he also went beyond to supergalactic center and then the greater tractor and beyond.
Julia BalazGUEST
23:01
So as a community, we started paying attention once we plugged these four into the software that we are using.
Joni PatryGUEST
87:47
And so then when you wake up the next morning, you finish a glass of water and, you know, it doesn't always happen the first time, but you will get an answer.
Joni PatryGUEST
87:57
And it came to me to name my center Galactic Center.
Joni PatryGUEST
88:02
And I tell my husband that my dream the next day and he goes, that is the stupidest name I've ever heard of.
Joni PatryGUEST
88:07
They're going to think you're part of Star Trek or something.
Amrit SandhuHOST
88:12
is what the dream said.
Amrit SandhuHOST
88:13
A landing pad for the aliens.
Amrit SandhuHOST
88:15
Galactic center.
Amrit SandhuHOST
88:17
I know.

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The Most Relaxing Facts About Extreme Astronomy to Fall Asleep To

Sep 15 · 3 Mentions

speaker_4NARRATOR
28:15
That evidence led scientists to identify the object as the Milky Way's central supermassive black hole.
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28:23
It is surprisingly calm compared with many galactic centers.
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28:28
It is not currently blazing as a quasar because it is not feeding heavily.
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28:33
Still, its presence shapes the dense stellar environment around it.
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30:39
The surrounding gas becomes the signal.
speaker_4NARRATOR
30:42
In binary star systems, this process can make a compact object blaze as it pulls material from a companion.
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30:50
In galactic centers, it can illuminate regions vastly larger.
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30:56
The heat is not produced by fire as we know it.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
9:52
Earth had stood as a sign of haven.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
9:56
To Jorun, who came from Galactic Center and its uncountable hosts of suns, heaven was bare.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
10:04
This was the outer fringe where the stars thinned away toward hideous immensity.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
10:09
He had shivered a little, drawn the envelope of air and warmth closer about him with a convulsive movement.

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Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
20:27
You'll be happy there.' but the trees and grasses the soil and the fruits thereof the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the fish of the waters beneath form and color smell and sound taste and texture everything is different is alien the difference is small subtle but it is the abyss of two billion years of separate evolution and no other world can ever quite be earth judith looked straight at him with solemn eyes are you folks afraid of huldubians she asked why no he said of course not Then why are you giving Earth to them?" It was a soft question, but it trembled just a little.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
21:19
I thought all your people understood the reason by now," said Jorun.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
21:24
Civilization, the civilization of man and his non-human allies, has moved inward toward the great star clusters of galactic center.
Phil ChenevertNARRATOR
21:34
This part of space means nothing to us any more.

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