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Astronomy, Black Holes

Mysterious Object “G2” at Galactic Center is Actually Binary Star

4 Nov , 2014 by Nancy Atkinson

A mysterious object swinging around the supermassive black hole in the center our galaxy has surprised astronomers by actually surviving what many thought would be a devastating encounter. And with its survival, researchers have finally been able to solve the conundrum of what the object – known as G2 — actually is. Since G2 was […]

Andrea Ghez, astrophysics, black hole, G2, sgr a

Black Holes, Live Broadcasts

Watch Live as Astronomers Look for Object ‘G2’ in Observing Run Webcast from the Keck Observatory

3 Jul , 2014 by Nancy Atkinson

Wondering about the latest news on the intriguing object called ‘G2’ that is making its closest approach to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy? You might be able to get the latest update on this object in real time during a rare live-streamed observing run from the W. M. Keck Observatory […]

G2, Keck Observatory, Live broadcasts, milky way, supermassive black hole

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Object “G2” Still Intact at Closest Approach to Galactic Center, Astronomers Report

2 May , 2014 by Nancy Atkinson

The latest observations by the Keck Observatory in Hawaii show that the gas cloud called “G2” was surprisingly still intact, even during its closest approach to the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers from the UCLA Galactic Center Group reported today that observations obtained on March 19 and 20, […]

G2, sgr a, supermassive black holes

Astronomy, Black Holes, Chandra, X-Ray Astronomy

Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole is a Sloppy Eater

29 Aug , 2013 by Jason Major

Like most galaxies, our Milky Way has a dark monster in its middle: an enormous black hole with the mass of 4 million Suns inexorably dragging in anything that comes near. But even at this scale, a supermassive black hole like Sgr A* doesn’t actually consume everything that it gets its gravitational claws on — […]

black hole, Chandra, G2, gas cloud, infrared, Physics, Sagittarius, sgr a, SMB, X-ray

Black Holes, Chandra, galaxies, milky way, Stellar Evolution, X-Ray Astronomy

Galactic Gas Cloud Could Help Spot Hidden Black Holes

15 Feb , 2013 by Jason Major

The heart of our Milky Way galaxy is an exotic place. It’s swarming with gigantic stars, showered by lethal blasts of high-energy radiation and a veritable cul-de-sac for the most enigmatic stellar corpses known to science: black holes. And at the center of the whole mélange is the granddaddy of all the black holes in […]

black hole, G2, galactic center, galaxy, gas cloud, Neutron Star, research, sgr a, SMBH

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