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> [Fortunately, most things around the supermassive black hole are just going to go around it. They're going to orbit it. They don't actually get sucked in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/fortunately-most-things-around-the-supermassive-black-hole-are-just/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

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## More by Andrea M. Ghez

> [The key to proving that there's a black hole is showing that there's a tremendous amount of mass in a very small volume. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/the-key-to-proving-that-there-s-a-black-hole-is-showing-that-there-s/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [We have this interesting problem with black holes. What is a black hole? It is a region of space where you have mass that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/we-have-this-interesting-problem-with-black-holes-what-is-a-black/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [The key to proving that there's a black hole is showing that there's a tremendous amount of mass in a very small volume. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/the-key-to-proving-that-there-s-a-black-hole-is-showing-that-there-s-2/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [Astronomers are obsessed with building larger and larger telescopes. There are two promises that we make with bigger telescopes: that they can see fainter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/astronomers-are-obsessed-with-building-larger-and-larger-telescopes/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [Fortunately, most things around the supermassive black hole are just going to go around it. They're going to orbit it. They don't actually get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/fortunately-most-things-around-the-supermassive-black-hole-are-just/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [The Keck telescope, which is the largest in the world, had opened just before I began my faculty position at UCLA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/the-keck-telescope-which-is-the-largest-in-the-world-had-opened-just/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [As an astronomer, I get to ignore the details of the things that we dont understand. Theres a lot of work that we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/as-an-astronomer-i-get-to-ignore-the-details-of-the-things-that-we/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [One of the key differences between galaxies with super massive black holes is whether or not the black holes are lit up, because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/one-of-the-key-differences-between-galaxies-with-super-massive-black/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [Gravity wins over all other known forces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/gravity-wins-over-all-other-known-forces/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [Black holes are very exotic objects. Technically, a black hole puts a huge amount of mass inside of zero volume. So our understanding of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/black-holes-are-very-exotic-objects-technically-a-black-hole-puts-a/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [Any time things go to infinity in physics, we know we haven't gotten it right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/any-time-things-go-to-infinity-in-physics-we-know-we-haven-t-gotten/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [The star S0-2 orbits around Sgr A\* every 16 years and will go through its closest approach in 2018. That's an opportunity to test…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/the-star-s0-2-orbits-around-sgr-a-every-16-years-and-will-go-through/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [One of the big mysteries about the black hole at the center of the galaxy is, 'Why don't we see emission from matter falling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/one-of-the-big-mysteries-about-the-black-hole-at-the-center-of-the/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [I'm interested in finding whether or not there is a really massive, what we like to call 'super massive' black hole at the center…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/i-m-interested-in-finding-whether-or-not-there-is-a-really-massive/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

> [Our galaxy's pretty ordinary, garden-variety. So if we believe our galaxy has a super massive black hole, that tells us that most, if not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-m-ghez/our-galaxy-s-pretty-ordinary-garden-variety-so-if-we-believe-our/)

[Andrea M. Ghez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-m-ghez/)

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