US EditionJames Webb Telescope Reveals Black Hole's Continuous Light Flares
- Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, a team of astrophysicists has observed that Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the Milky Way's center, continuously emits flares without rest.
- The researchers found that the black hole's accretion disk generates five to six large flares daily alongside several smaller sub-flares.
- Farhad Yusef-Zadeh, a study co-author, stated that Sagittarius A* is unique because it is always bubbling with activity and does not reach a steady state.
- Future studies aim to observe Sagittarius A* for uninterrupted periods to further understand its unusual activity and flaring events.
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Scientists Discover Milky Way Black Hole Constantly Emits Flares
A size comparison of the supermassive black holes Messier 87* and Sagittarius A*, where Messier 87* is 1500 times more massive than Sagittarius A*. Credits: National Science Foundation/Keyi “Onyx” Li; Lia Medeiros, Institute for Advanced Study, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The supermassive black hole in the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy, Sagittarius A*, constantly emits flares like fireworks. Observation from the James Webb Space Telescope …
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected dynamic flares of light near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The steady, rapid display includes short, seconds-long flashes and longer, blindingly bright flares of light on a daily basis. Webb's observations mark the longest and most detailed inspection researchers have been able to conduct around the Milky Way's central black hol…
The Milky Way's black hole is producing a brilliant light show
The black hole at the center of our galaxy is experiencing a flurry of flares, ranging from flickers to brilliant eruptions, according to a team that analyzed data from recent observations by the Webb Space Telescope. The observations detailed the extreme environment in the immediate vicinity of Sagittarius A* (pronounced A-star), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Sagittarius A* is about four million times the mass of t…
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.
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