The Milky Way’s Black Hole Is Producing a Brilliant Light Show
NASA's flagship space telescope captured flares from the disk of superheated material around the black hole, revealing the dynamic—and explosive—physics at our galaxy's core.
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Flickers and flares: Milky Way's central black hole constantly bubbles with light
Astrophysicists have observed our central supermassive black hole. They found the accretion disk is constantly emitting flares without periods of rest. Shorter, faint flares and longer, bright flares ...
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Webb reveals rapid-fire light show from Milky Way's central black hole
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way appears to be having a party, complete with a disco ball-style ...
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James Webb Space Telescope finds our Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole blowing bubbles (image, video)
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Supermassive Black Hole in Milky Way’s Centre Exudes ‘Bubbling Brightness’ in Unique Rapid-Fire Light Show
These observations derived from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope capture the round the clock “fireworks” display, reflecting a constant stream of flares with no periods of rest. Buzz60’s Chloe Hurst ...
The Troubling Slavery-Era Origins of Inmate Firefighting
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...
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Key facts about the U.S. Black population
The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 48.3 million in 2023. That’s up a third (33%) since 2000, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data.