Milky Way Galactic Centre is a photograph by Nasa/cxc/m.weiss/science Photo Library which was uploaded on February 23rd, 2021.
Milky Way Galactic Centre
Milky Way galactic centre, illustration. At centre is Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole that is 26,000 light years from Earth, at... more
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Milky Way Galactic Centre
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Nasa/cxc/m.weiss/science Photo Library
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Milky Way galactic centre, illustration. At centre is Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole that is 26,000 light years from Earth, at the centre of our galaxy. The red disk depicts hot gas that has been captured by the black hole and is being pulled inwards. The source of the hot gas is young, massive stars, shown in blue, orbiting around Sgr A*. The illustration also shows a large amount of material being thrown outwards. Image published in 2013.
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February 23rd, 2021
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