A dust filament 3,000 times as long as the sun-Earth distance is being destroyed by the Milky Way's black hole in front of astronomers' eyes.
. Over the past 20 years, astronomers have observed the cloud's journey using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea in Hawaiʻi, one of the world's most powerful telescopes.
"This is a unique chance at observing the effects of the black hole's tidal forces at high-resolution, giving us insight into the physics of the galactic center's extreme environment," Anna Ciurlo, assistant researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, and lead author of the study, saidThe astronomers observed X7 using the NIRC2 instrument on Keck that reveals the universe in the heat-emitting near-infrared light, the same wavelength thatspecializes in.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
‘Milky Way’: First Teaser For Greek Drama Series From Cannes Winner Vasilis KekatosEXCLUSIVE: When Vasilis Kekatos, winner of the 2019 short film Palme d’Or and the Queer Palm, debuts his new series Milky Way at Series Mania next month, it will be the first Greek production to sc…
Les mer »
Hubble Space Telescope peers into a glittering sea of extragalactic stars (photo)Behold a fountain of star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
Les mer »
James Webb Telescope spots galaxies from the dawn of time that are so massive they 'shouldn't exist'The James Webb Space Telescope spotted six gigantic galaxies, each roughly the size of our own Milky Way, that formed at a bafflingly fast pace — taking shape just 500 million years after the Big Bang.
Les mer »
Black History Heroes: Earl Lloyd, the NBA's first Black player, moved basketball forwardUSA TODAY Sports is publishing the series “28 Black Stories in 28 Days,' during BlackHistoryMonth We examine issues Black athletes continue to face in this nation. Here is one of those stories. Earl Lloyd, the NBA's first Black player, was a force.
Les mer »
Black Music Action Coalition and Academy of Country Music Launch Program for Black Artists and ProfessionalsThe Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) and Academy of Country Music have come together to launch OnRamp, a program set to empower the next generation of Black leaders. 👏
Les mer »
Perspective | Why it’s important to teach Black kids Black history and cultureA cultural arts program in D.C. teaches Black children how to tell their story, know their history and save their souls
Les mer »