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Scientists on Thursday provided the first look at the monster lurking at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy, unveiling an image of a supermassive black hole that devours any matter wandering within its gargantuan gravitational pull.
The black hole — called Sagittarius A*, or SgrA* — is only the second one ever to be imaged. The feat was accomplished by the same Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) international collaboration that in 2019 unveiled the first-ever photo of a black hole — that one residing at the heart of a different galaxy.
Sagittarius A* possesses four million times the mass of our sun and is located about 26 000 light years from Earth.
techcentral.co.za
The black hole — called Sagittarius A*, or SgrA* — is only the second one ever to be imaged. The feat was accomplished by the same Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) international collaboration that in 2019 unveiled the first-ever photo of a black hole — that one residing at the heart of a different galaxy.
Sagittarius A* possesses four million times the mass of our sun and is located about 26 000 light years from Earth.
Scientists unveil first image of black hole at centre of Milky Way - TechCentral
Scientists on Thursday provided the first look at the monster lurking at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy.
techcentral.co.za