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Re:Astronomers Creep Up to the Edge of the Milky Way’s Black... by Odenwaelder on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @06:18AM (#18344474)
"Astronomen schleichen sich bis an den Rand des Schwarzen Lochs der Milchstraße"

Perfect german translation.

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Re:Astronomers Creep Up to the Edge of the Milky Way’s Black... by Hei1Fuya on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @09:45AM (#18345615)
A decent translation, but maybe not quite idiomatic. Herantasten or annähern instead of schleichen feel more appropriate.
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Re:Astronomers Creep Up to the Edge of the Milky Way’s Black... by _cs2017_ on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @12:32PM (#18347128)
Oh so the word for "creep" they used in German is appropriate for the metaphorical meaning of "investigating/watching"? Does the most direct dictionary translation of "creep" happen to fit here?

If the translator figured out that this is a figurative meaning and intentionally picked a suitable translation, I'm very impressed!

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