Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole is More Active than Previously Thought

Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole is More Active than Previously Thought
This artist’s concept portrays the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, known as Sagittarius A*. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Ralf Crawford, STScI.

The accretion disk orbiting Sagittarius A* is emitting a constant stream of flares with no periods of rest, according to an analysis of new data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.

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 The accretion disk orbiting Sagittarius A* is emitting a constant stream of flares with no periods of rest, according to an analysis of new data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.
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