S agittarius A*, the supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the center of our galaxy, is not as placid as previously thought, new observations with the JWST reveal. Instead, the surrounding accretion disk is flaring almost constantly, with small flares occurring every few seconds, and larger ones several times daily.

Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Northwestern astrophysicists gained the longest, most detailed glimpse yet of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

These observations derived from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope capture the round the clock “fireworks” display, reflecting a constant stream of flares with no periods of rest. Buzz60’s Chloe Hurst has the story!