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The Welsh astronomer who helped reveal first image of supermassive black hole at heart of galaxy

The image is a long-anticipated look at the massive object that sits at the very centre of our Galaxy

Wales Online · May 14, 2022

Say hello to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy

On May 12, 2022, astronomers on the Event Horizon Telescope team released an image of a black hole called Sagittarius A* that lies at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. Chris Impey, an astronomer at the University of Arizona, explains how the team got this image and why it…

Radio France Internationale · May 13, 2022

Scientists stared into the center of the Milky Way — here’s what they found

In today’s edition of Inverse Daily: A fresh black hole image, the brief and wonderful history of poop in video games, and the discovery of some mysterious 19th Century scientific specimens.

Inverse · May 13, 2022

Say hello to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy

On May 12, 2022, astronomers on the Event Horizon Telescope team released an image of a black hole called Sagittarius A* that lies at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Chris Impey, an astronomer at the University of Arizona, explains how the team got this image and why it…

The Conversation · May 12, 2022

Massive black hole at heart of Milky Way seen for first time

The first image revealing a “supermassive” black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy has been released.

Evening Standard · May 12, 2022

How we captured first image of the supermassive black hole at centre of the Milky Way

Black holes are among the most profound predictions of Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Originally studied as a mere mathematical consequence of the theory rather than as physically relevant objects, they soon became thought of as generic and sometimes inevitable outcomes of the gravitational collapse that initially forms a galaxy.

The Conversation · May 12, 2022

Look! Astronomers capture the first-ever image of the Milky Way's black hole

Sagitarrius A* is the nearest supermassive black hole to us.

Inverse · May 12, 2022

First image of black hole at the centre of the Milky Way unveiled by scientists

A NEW picture has given the world its very first look at the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.

The National (Scotland) · May 12, 2022

This is the first image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way

"We finally have the first look at our Milky Way black hole, Sagittarius A*," an international team of astrophysicists and researchers from the Event Horizon Telescope team said.

WEKU · May 12, 2022

Astronomers capture 1st image of Milky Way's huge black hole

Astronomers have unveiled the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022