NASA X‑ray spacecraft uncovers violent past of Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

NASA's X‑ray observatory has captured evidence that the Milky Way's supermassive black hole underwent powerful outbursts and shocks that reshaped the galactic center. New X‑ray data reveal signatures of violent feedback and high‑energy events that surprised astronomers and revise models of black‑hole activity.

Discovered 2026-01-08T14:03:29.621090-08:00 | 2026-01-08T14:03:29.621090-08:00

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  • Confirms a NASA X‑ray mission is delivering unexpected, high‑energy detections of past outbursts from the Galaxy’s central black hole, supplying new empirical constraints on feedback and black‑hole activity models and complementing recent XRISM's X‑ray results (https://hype.aero/?story=61389d68-946c-4416-8dff-94b61ff27983).
  • Adds to a run of recent high‑impact NASA observations that demonstrate the agency’s current spacecraft and instrument performance, reinforcing the scientific value of ongoing missions (https://hype.aero/?story=322cdbd9-bff7-4041-9d7a-16096d64c277).

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