The Milky Way Supermassive Black Hole

SCI025: Telescopes have now given us our first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Caroline Knight tells us how we discovered there was a black hole there and the amazing story of how this incredible image was made.

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* What you need to know about the Sagittarius A* black hole photo | BBC Science Focus Magazine

* Say hello to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy

* Sagittarius A*: 1st photo of Milky Way black hole in images | Space

* You’ve Seen the New Image of the Milky Way’s Black Hole – Now Hear It!





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