James Webb Telescope Reveals Black Hole's Continuous Light Flares

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…

Astronomers spot flares of light near the black hole at the center of our galaxy

The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long flares as well as short flashes every day.

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.

NASA telescope captures mysterious 'firework display' from black hole in the middle of our galaxy - Manchester Evening News

A monster black hole in the centre of the Milky Way is producing strange eruptions