milky way black hole flare

Milky Way, supermassive black hole and flares

James Webb telescope captures 1st 'mid-infrared' flare from Milky Way's supermassive black hole

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a mid-infrared picture of Sagittarius A*, filling in a long-standing gap in observations..

IFLScience on MSN · 2d

First Infrared Flare-Up Detected From The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

Sagittarius A* is the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. As supermassive black holes go, it is fairly quiet. It’s not creating any galaxy-wide tantrums that should worry us. It does flare up though,

Gizmodo · 3d

Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Lit Up in a Way We’ve Never Seen Before

Astronomers have detected a mid-infrared flare from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy for the very first time, and it’s shedding new light on the complex physics driving these energetic outbursts.

1mon

Binary star system found near the Milky Way's black hole: An 'amazing' discovery, astrophysicists say

Scientists have uncovered the existence of a binary star system close to the black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Space on MSN7d

Star escapes ravenous supermassive black hole, leaving behind its stellar partner

Scientists want to know if a tidal disruption event that exploded twice is the result of a star abandoning its binary partner ...

Newsweek1mon

Twin Stars Spotted Orbiting Near Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers have observed a binary star system orbiting near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The discovery of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), published Tuesday in ...

Science Daily2d

Black Holes News

Astrophysicists Capture Astonishing Images of Gamma-Ray Flare from Supermassive ... the largest star cluster in the Milky Way, finally be ... Evidence of Primordial Black Holes May Be Hiding ...

RealClearScience2d

Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Lit Up in a Way We’ve Never Seen

Astronomers have detected a mid-infrared flare from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy for the very first time, and it’s shedding new light on the complex ...

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results