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Samantha Mathewson

This iPhone app can find the Milky Way's monster black hole from anywhere

An image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, which scientists think is spinning as fast as it possibly can.

A new iPhone app allows you to find the center of the Milky Way simply by using your smartphone — and it was made with ChatGPT.

The free app, called Galactic Compass, was developed by Matthew Webb and released on the Apple App Store on Feb. 15. It's designed to always point users in the direction of the Galactic Center, no matter Earth's position in the cosmos. Webb's inspiration for the app stems from years of teaching himself to always know where to look for the Galactic Center, which shifts as we move through space. He wrote about the reasoning behind Galactic Compass in a post on his personal website, which also announced the app's release. 

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