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Sgr A*

The photon ring of the supermassive black hole M87*

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 9 months ago
A simulation showing the positions and orbits of stars orbiting the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org

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 11 months ago
Donut Illusion on Moon

Mmmmm, donut illusion

A donut on the Moon leads to a brain-bending optical illusion.
By Phil Plait 11 months ago
Sgrastar Eht

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 1 year ago
Artwork depicting dust clouds with stars embedded in them orbiting Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way. Credit: Jack Ciurlo

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
A simulation showing the positions and orbits of stars orbiting the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org

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
Liz Doomed Asteroid

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
In case you get lost, you’re 25,800 light years (or so) from the Milky Way’s center. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech) & Phil Plait

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
A simulation showing the positions and orbits of stars orbiting the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org

The fastest star in the galaxy has been found, and yeah, it’s really *really* fast

By Phil Plait 2 years ago
Artwork depicting (exaggerated) orbital precession of a star orbiting a black hole; every time it approaches the orientation of the orbit shifts. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada

Einstein's hand reaches out from a black hole and torques a star's orbit

By Phil Plait 3 years ago
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