What is the role of galaxy mergers in the growth of supermassive black holes?

Aug 17, 2013 ... Our Galaxy's center falls within the constellation of Sagittarius, which can best be seen at night during the month of August. It is about ... Jun 3, 2013 ... The center of the Milky Way likely still contains a "supermassive black hole" that the rest of the stars orbit around, but it turns out that the ... This short period in the middle of July gives you a chance to shoot with dark skies throughout the night, and then take advantage of the rising moon just as the ... Jun 21, 2023 ... Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, woke some 200 years ago to devour cosmic debris, ... Mar 31, 2016 ... Goddard Space Flight Center ... Peering deep into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a rich tapestry of more ... Sep 28, 2011 ... These are not ordinary cupcakes from a box, these have mini MilkyWay candy bars baked in the middle. Just follow the instructions to make cupcakes from your ... Oct 17, 2002 ... ... centre of the Milky Way. figure 1. a, Diffraction-limited (56-mas FWHM) Ks-band (2.18 µm) image of the central 40″ of the Milky Way, obtained ... Apr 20, 2009 ... Galaxy's centre tastes of raspberries and smells of rum, say astronomers ... Astronomers searching for the building blocks of life in a giant dust ... Dec 20, 2024 ... The closest star to our Sun is about four light-years away. In the center of the galaxy, stars are only 0.4 to 0.04 light-years apart. In the ... Sep 22, 2019 ... The Milky Way arches over a salt lake in the middle of the Atacama Desert, an image taken in my latest vlog on YouTube (https://youtu.be/ ...