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Tinkle Explains: The Milky Way’s Black Hole
Writer: Aparna Sundaresan
Illustrator: Manas Bhagwat

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 The supermassive black hole in the centre of our galaxy was recently imaged. Tashi Kawlim, Tinkle’s resident scientist, explains what this means.

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Why do we think there are black holes in galaxy centres and not supermassive suns? | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Supermassive black holes may be formed by collapsing dark matter halos | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Hubble Sheds Light on Origins of Supermassive Black Holes | NASA Hubblesite
Astronomers Reveal First Image of the Black Hole at the Heart of Our Galaxy | Event Horizon Telescope
UCLA Galactic Center Group: Animations
Image of Sgr A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy | NSF – National Science Foundation
Gravitational Lensing | NASA Hubblesite
radio telescope | Images, Definition, & Facts | Britannica
Scientists capture first-ever image of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole | NOVA | PBS
Sagittarius A* Revealed | The UCSB Current

 

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