Tag Archive for 'Sagittarius A*'

This image shows the supermassive black hole Sgr A* and the region around it. The inset shows Sgr A* and G2. Image credit: NASA / CXC / MIT / F.K. Baganoff et al. / E. Slawik / G. Witzel et al.

Scientists Solve Mystery of Strange Object at Milky Way Galaxy’s Center

Nov 4, 2014 by News Staff

A dusty red object at the heart of our Milky Way Galaxy called G2 is a pair of binary stars that merged together, according to a team of researchers led...

A jet from the supermassive black hole in the center of Milky Way Galaxy. Image credit: X-ray – NASA / CXC / UCLA / Z. Li et al; radio – NRAO / VLA.

Chandra Captures Jet from Supermassive Black Hole in Milky Way’s Center

Nov 21, 2013 by News Staff

Astronomers used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Very Large Array radio telescope to detect a jet from Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*),...

This image shows Sagittarius A* and the surrounding region. Image credit: NASA / CXC / MIT / F. Baganoff / R. Shcherbakov et al.

Supermassive Black Hole at Milky Way’s Center Erupted Two Million Years Ago

Sep 25, 2013 by News Staff

Astronomers led by Prof Joss Bland-Hawthorn from the University of Sydney have found evidence that the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy,...

This is an artist's impression of Sagittarius A* (NASA / CXC / M.Weiss).

Chandra Peers into Super-Heated Gas around Supermassive Black Hole Sagittarius A*

Sep 2, 2013 by News Staff

An international team of astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has taken a major step in understanding why gas near the Milky Way’s...

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