Milky Way’s Black Hole Is Producing a Brilliant Light Show

Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way's central black hole
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is providing the best look yet at the chaotic events unfolding around the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, observing a steady flickering of light punctuated by occasional bright flares as material is drawn inward by its enormous gravitational pull.
Milky Way's Core Black Hole Pulsates With Light
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way appears to be having a party — and it is weird, wild and wonderful.Using NASA's James Webb
The Milky Way’s Black Hole Is Producing a Brilliant Light Show
NASA's flagship space telescope captured flares from the disk of superheated material around the black hole, revealing the dynamic—and explosive—physics at our galaxy's core.
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.
James Webb Space Telescope finds our Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole blowing bubbles (image, video)
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have taken a detailed look at the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sgr A*, finding it endlessly blowing bubbles.
Milky Way’s central black hole is generating massive bursts of energy
At the center of the Milky Way, a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A* is never at rest. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have captured the most detailed and longest observation yet of this turbulent cosmic entity.
Flickers and flares: Milky Way's central black hole constantly bubbles with light
Astrophysicists have observed our central supermassive black hole. They found the accretion disk is constantly emitting flares without periods of rest. Shorter, faint flares and longer, bright flares appear to be generated by separate processes.
Black hole at center of Milky Way’s puts on daily ‘fireworks show’
New observations using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal a "unique" ongoing, rapid-fire light show. The post Black hole at center of Milky Way’s puts on daily ‘fireworks show’ appeared first on Talker.
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate.’
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'Troublesome' radio galaxy 32 times the size of Milky Way spotted
Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way. Measuring 3.3 million light-years from end-to-end, the cosmic ...
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1st Image Of Our Galaxy's Black Hole Heart
The Event Horizon Telescope captured the first image of the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* — our galaxy's "black hole heart." Credit: ESO ...
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Andromeda Galaxy: 10 Surprising Facts About Milky Way’s Nearest Galaxy
the Andromeda Galaxy will collide with the Milky Way, resulting in a spectacular cosmic collision! Don’t worry, though – the distances between stars are vast, so we won’t feel a thing.
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'Enticing empire of stars:' See Andromeda galaxy in newly released NASA images
Observations show Andromeda has a more active star formation history than the Milky Way, potentially due to a past galactic collision. NASA recently released images of the Andromeda galaxy ...
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What will happen to the solar system when the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy merge?
when researchers precisely measured the motions of many stars within the Andromeda Galaxy and found that these stars were approaching the Milky Way. Presently, the two galaxies are moving toward ...
‘Best planet parade in half a century’ visible this week & falls during almighty galaxy season – three tips to see them
STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month as a rare planet parade falls in Andromeda galaxy season. “One of the best planet parades in almost half a century” will seen Mars, Jupiter, ...
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One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, Edwin Hubble settled astronomy's 'Great Debate'
It seemed that these redshifted galaxies were all moving away from the Milky Way. Hubble's results suggested the farther away a galaxy was, the faster it was moving away from Earth. Hubble got ...