Milky Way's black hole acts wimpy

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: January 13, 2003| Author: USHA LEE MCFARLING | Copyright information

Milky Way's black hole acts wimpy

By USHA LEE MCFARLING Los Angeles Times

Monday, January 13, 2003

Snapping the most detailed images of the center of the Milky Way, astronomers have captured their first glimpse of the day-to-day life of the monstrous black hole residing at our galaxy's core. They reveal a temperamental and somewhat wimpy beast that appears to be starving.

Black holes -- space and time twisters that personify the extremes of physics -- are among the ...