The Milky Way’s black hole will devour a mysterious cloud scientists hope will unlock new data about these environments.
Published Feb 27th, 2023 7:17PM ESTThe supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way could soon help scientists unlock new data about the harsh and extreme environments surrounding these cosmic vacuums. In 2007, scientists discovered a mysterious cloud near. This cloud, which has since been named X7, is expected to be devours by the black hole within the next 13 years.
But why does it matter if our black hole devours something? Isn’t that what all black holes do anyway? Yes, of course it is. But, by devouring X7, which has baffled scientists since its discovery, the hope is that the Milky Way’s black hole will teach us more about the environment surrounding supermassive black holes like those found at the center of most galaxies.
Additionally, the past several years of observation have seen the mass that is X7 writhe and shift into a stretched-out cloud twice as long as it once was. This indicates that the cloud has somehow been stretched out by Sagittarius A* . The reasoning behind this stretching is that the cloud is small and relatively light, thus making it vulnerable to the forces of the black hole.
This is the first image of Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. Image source:
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