Earth 2,000 light-yrs closer to supermassive black hole than thought: NOAJ
A new map of the Milky Way puts Earth 2,000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole at galaxy's centre, Japan's NOAJ said. The map suggests the black hole is located 25,800 light-years from Earth, closer than the official value of 27,700 light-years. It also indicates that Earth is travelling at 227 kilometres/second as it orbits around the Galactic Center.