Massive black hole in galaxy center: Animation

"At the center of our Milky Way Galaxy lies a supermassive black hole. Once a controversial claim, this conclusion is now solidly based on 16 years of observations that map the orbits of 28 stars very near the galactic center."

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap081211.html

Originally posted by Crowley
"At the center of our Milky Way Galaxy lies a supermassive black hole. Once a controversial claim, this conclusion is now solidly based on 16 years of observations that map the orbits of 28 stars very near the galactic center."

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap081211.html

Originally posted by bill718
And your point is???😏

if only we could solve the global warming problem

That's very impressive!!!

Although I don't think it can do much for the global warming problem mentioned before.

There's actually a black hole forming in Switzerland as we speak. So far
they've managed to control it using alien technology obtained after the
Roswell incident, but it's slowly getting out of hand. I can see it clearly from
my position now. It's... it's amazing... Things are being sucked into it. Cars,
buildings, the ground itself... and... and... it seems to tear them into thin
air. Amazing! Amazing!.. Amazing! It's growing! Oh my GOD! It's gro...

27,000 light years away.....for a moment there I was begining to worry.

I remember seeing a series on the history channel about these black holes. Supposed to be one in the center of every galaxy yeah?

Originally posted by Electric Red
I remember seeing a series on the history channel about these black holes. Supposed to be one in the center of every galaxy yeah?