Astronomers Detect Matter Torn Apart By Black Hole
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 10:28
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have used two different telescopes simultaneously to study the violent flares from the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way. They have detected outbursts from this region, known as Sagittarius A*, which reveal material being stretched out as it orbits in the intense gravity close to the central black hole.