JWST has just released footage of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. The black hole is called Sagittarius A*, and it has a mass of 4 million times the Sun. In this video, we'll talk about what we can see in the footage, why the images flicker, how can we see anything at all if this is a black hole, and what JWST will do next with this black hole!
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LINKS:
JWST Videos of Sag A*: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2025/news-2025-110
NASA Press Release: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/webb-reveals-rapid-fire-light-show-from-milky-ways-central-black-hole/
EHT Image of Sagittarius A*: https://eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/astronomers-reveal-first-image-black-hole-heart-our-galaxy
NASA Goddard video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HUq_61mXHw&ab_channel=JamesWebbSpaceTelescope%28JWST%29
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