Gas cloud's fate could reveal information on growth of supermassive black holes
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 03:50
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —Right now a doomed gas cloud is edging ever closer to the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. These black holes feed on gas and dust all the time, but astronomers rarely get to see mealtime in action.