Black Hole, Milky Way and Sagittarius A

James Webb Telescope Reveals a Dazzling Light Show From the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the mysterious behavior of the most massive object in our galaxy
Astronomers spot flares of light near the black hole at the center of our galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long flares as well as short flashes every day.
Astrophysicists surprised by light show around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Northwestern astrophysicists gained the longest, most detailed glimpse yet of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Webb Catches Mysterious Light Flares Around Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
Between spotting galaxies that shouldn't exist, capturing the interstellar medium with unprecedented clarity, and identifying new worlds, the James Webb Space Telescope is a busy observatory. But as it orbits the Sun,
Webb telescope finds Milky Way black hole never stops strobing light
A new study using NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a variety of light coming from the black hole Sagittarius A* — or rather its accretion disk, the ring of rapidly spinning material that surrounds it.
Milky Way’s black hole unleashes mysterious flares
Scientists observed constant flares from the Milky Way's black hole, revealing unpredictable and intense activity.
Daily Galaxy on MSN4h
Scientists Just Found a Black Hole That’s Eating the Universe
A supermassive black hole in the early universe is consuming material at an unprecedented rate, challenging long-standing ...
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Scientists May Have Discovered 300 of the Rarest Black Holes in the Universe
Astronomers have identified 300 ultra-rare black holes, potentially solving one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics—how ...
Space on MSN2d
How do black holes 'leak' energy? Scientists have a new spin on the answer
Black holes may leak more energy to their surroundings than previously suspected — and the faster these voids spin, the more ...
Cosmic fireworks: Scientists unveil the enigma behind explosive black hole phenomena
A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has shed light on a supermassive black hole’s “disco ball-style” show.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN13d
Astronomers Suspect Colliding Supermassive Black Holes Left the Universe Awash in Gravitational Waves
The passing gravitational waves “stretch or contract the universe by around 20 meters [about 65 feet] or so,” says Matthew ...
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Why are ‘fireworks’ coming from a black hole? This is what scientists say
A team of astrophysicists have found flares of light in Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky ...
Popular Mechanics on MSN11d
These Black Holes Are So Ancient They Shouldn’t Even Exist
Ancient quasars seen by the James Webb Space Telescope technically shouldn’t exist, but one rare type of dark matter could ...
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Black holes snacking on small stars create particle accelerators that bombard Earth with cosmic rays
"We would like to understand the difference between these systems, which holds the clue to understand just how many cosmic ...