Homing in on Black Holes
To gain insight into the most mysterious objects in the universe, astronomers shine a light at the chaotic core of our own Milky Way
From the summit of Mauna Kea, nearly 14,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, the Milky Way tilts luminously across the night sky, an edge-on view of our galaxy. Parts of the great disk are obscured by dust, and beyond one of those dusty blots, near the teapot of the constellation Sagittarius, lies the center of the Milky Way. Hidden there is a deeply mysterious structure around which more than 200 billion stars revolve. Full Story »
Posted by Beth Wellington
