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Groundbreaking finding: Objects near black hole Sagittarius A* are orbiting safely, not falling in after all

A new, groundbreaking study has now overturned a long-standing belief concerning the supermassive black hole at the hub of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A*. New high-resolution ...
Delaware County Daily Times

Astronomer’s Notebook: What is at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way?

An invisible monster lurks beyond the stars of the constellation Sagittarius near the border with Scorpius: a supermassive black hole, designated as Sagittarius A* (pronounced “Sagittarius A-star”), ...
Mashable

Webb captured this stunning nursery of baby stars. It's massive.

The James Webb Space Telescope captured the most massive star-forming cloud in the Milky Way's galactic central region. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Adam Ginsburg / Nazar Budaiev / Taehwa Yoo / ...
ExtremeTech

Event Horizon: A Q&A With the EHT Scientists Who Captured Images of Sagittarius A*

We sat down with the experts who captured the first images of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the black hole at the core of our galaxy. Here's what we learned. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...