SYFY WIRE Explore The LatestMoviesTVGamesComicsInterviewsBad Astronomy All Posts Tagged Sgr A* Another black hole first: Astronomers capture a ring of light as photons orbit M87A* Eerie black hole photon ring observed for the first time. By Phil Plait | 5 months ago Newly discovered star takes just four years to orbit Sgr A*, our local supermassive black hole The star S4716 has the shortest known orbital period around Sgr A*. By Phil Plait | 7 months ago Mmmmm, donut illusion A donut on the Moon leads to a brain-bending optical illusion. By Phil Plait | 8 months ago Incredible images as astronomers see material swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole for the very first time! Images show material just above The Point Of No Return. By Phil Plait | 8 months ago A weird blob that survived a close pass with a huge black hole is actually three stars enshrouded in dust G2 isn't one dust cloud, it's three, each with an embedded star. By Phil Plait | 1 year ago Amazing new images show stars flung around by the Milky Way's enormous central black hole Watch stars move under the influence of a supermassive black hole. By Phil Plait | 1 year ago Why does our black hole have a flaring temper? Sgr A*, our supermassive black hole, keeps flaring, and we could soon find out what sets it off. By Elizabeth Rayne | 1 year ago Don't panic, but we're 2,000 light years closer to the Milky Way's central black hole than we thought By Phil Plait | 2 years ago The fastest star in the galaxy has been found, and yeah, it’s really *really* fast By Phil Plait | 2 years ago Einstein's hand reaches out from a black hole and torques a star's orbit By Phil Plait | 2 years ago Load More
Another black hole first: Astronomers capture a ring of light as photons orbit M87A* Eerie black hole photon ring observed for the first time. By Phil Plait | 5 months ago
Newly discovered star takes just four years to orbit Sgr A*, our local supermassive black hole The star S4716 has the shortest known orbital period around Sgr A*. By Phil Plait | 7 months ago
Mmmmm, donut illusion A donut on the Moon leads to a brain-bending optical illusion. By Phil Plait | 8 months ago
Incredible images as astronomers see material swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole for the very first time! Images show material just above The Point Of No Return. By Phil Plait | 8 months ago
A weird blob that survived a close pass with a huge black hole is actually three stars enshrouded in dust G2 isn't one dust cloud, it's three, each with an embedded star. By Phil Plait | 1 year ago
Amazing new images show stars flung around by the Milky Way's enormous central black hole Watch stars move under the influence of a supermassive black hole. By Phil Plait | 1 year ago
Why does our black hole have a flaring temper? Sgr A*, our supermassive black hole, keeps flaring, and we could soon find out what sets it off. By Elizabeth Rayne | 1 year ago
Don't panic, but we're 2,000 light years closer to the Milky Way's central black hole than we thought By Phil Plait | 2 years ago
The fastest star in the galaxy has been found, and yeah, it’s really *really* fast By Phil Plait | 2 years ago
