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Galaxy's Black Hole Flared 300 Years Ag Thursday, April 17, 2008 - Iddo Genuth Home >> Headlines >> Space   
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Using NASA, Japanese, and European X-ray satellites, a team of Japanese astronomers has discovered that our galaxy’s central black hole let loose a powerful flare three centuries ago. The finding helps resolve a long-standing mystery: why is the Milky Way’s black hole so quiescent? The black hole, known as Sagittarius A* (pronounced "A-star"), is a certified monster, containing about 4 million times the mass of our Sun. (source: nasa.gov)
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