A closer look at Sagitarrius A*

A closer look at Sagitarrius A*
Scroll Right Scroll Left

Here's another look at the black hole, this time using infrared light and X-ray light, which allowed astronomers to peer past space dust to observe the activity near the galaxy's core. You can locate center of the galaxy within the bright-white region of the image.

February 14, 2012 8:17 AM PST

Photo by: NASA

| Caption by: Charles Cooper

 

Member Comments

Add Your Comment

Conversation powered by Livefyre