Portrait of the monster black hole at our galaxy’s heart
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The heaviest thing in the Galaxy has now been imaged by the biggest telescope on Earth. This is Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Galaxy...
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Photo: First image of Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy
Credit: EHT Collaboration, Southern European Observatory
Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Andrew Luck-Baker
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