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Scientists use AI to reconstruct energetic bursts from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

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Scientists have used artificial intelligence to construct a three-dimensional model of an energetic outburst, or outburst, that occurred around the Milky Way’s central black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). This 3D model could help scientists get a clearer picture of the tumultuous environment that forms around supermassive black holes in general. The material swirling around … Read more

The mysterious hiccups of a supermassive black hole are likely caused by the ‘bumps’ of neighboring black holes

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A faltering supermassive black hole has alerted astronomers to a whole new type of black hole behavior. In 2020, a previously silent black hole suddenly erupted at the heart of a galaxy about 800 million light-years from Earth, and with a mass equivalent to 50 million suns, brightening the material around it by a factor … Read more