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Black hole seen in the closest look ever.


A supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way Milky Way, the galaxy of which the sun and solar system are a part, seen as a broad band of light arching across the night sky from horizon to horizon; if not blocked by the horizon, it would be seen as a circle around the entire sky.  has wound up in the crosshairs of a virtual

telescope spanning 4,506km. Radio telescopes This is a list of radio telescopes that are or have been used for radio astronomy. It includes both single dishes and interferometer arrays. They are listed by region, then by name; unnamed telescopes are in reverse size order at the end of the lists.  in Hawaii, Arizona and California aimed at Sagittarius A Sagittarius A

Strongest source of cosmic radio waves, lying in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. Discovered by Karl Jansky in 1932, it has been identified as the nucleus of the Milky Way Galaxy.
* (also called A-star) obtained the image. The star is believed to mark the position of a black hole four million times the sunEEs mass. Though unproven, there is strong evidence for the existence of black holes. Shep Doeleman, an astronomer at MITEEs Haystack Observatory Haystack Observatory is a group of astronomical observatories owned and operated by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is located in Westford, Massachusetts (USA). It is the home of the Millstone Hill Observatory. , said the black hole companion of Sagittarius A* canEEt hide much longer. EItEEs just a matter of time before weEEll have information about what happens as matter is drawn near to the black hole and disappears for ever.E|

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Date:Oct 9, 2008
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