The first photograph of a black hole and its fiery halo, released by Event Horizon Telescope astronomers in April. Photo: European Southern Observatory via AFP The first photograph of a black hole and its fiery halo, released by Event Horizon Telescope astronomers in April. Photo: European Southern Observatory via AFP
The first photograph of a black hole and its fiery halo, released by Event Horizon Telescope astronomers in April. Photo: European Southern Observatory via AFP
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Supermassive black hole at centre of our galaxy is getting hungrier, say scientists

  • Astronomers monitoring Sagittarius A* say it appears to have consumed nearby matter at unprecedented rate in past year
  • Team analysed more than 13,000 observations of the black hole from 133 nights since 2003

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The Guardian
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Updated: 3:58am, 14 Sep, 2019

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The first photograph of a black hole and its fiery halo, released by Event Horizon Telescope astronomers in April. Photo: European Southern Observatory via AFP The first photograph of a black hole and its fiery halo, released by Event Horizon Telescope astronomers in April. Photo: European Southern Observatory via AFP
The first photograph of a black hole and its fiery halo, released by Event Horizon Telescope astronomers in April. Photo: European Southern Observatory via AFP
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