Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole Has Emitted a Mysteriously Bright Flare

Seems Sagittarius A* either swallowed or tore apart something that put up a bit of a fight… or at least a death rattle.

Here's a timelapse of images over 2.5 hr from May from @keckobservatory of the supermassive black hole Sgr A*. The black hole is always variable, but this was the brightest we've seen in the infrared so far. It was probably even brighter before we started observing that night! pic.twitter.com/MwXioZ7twV

— Tuan Do (@quantumpenguin) August 11, 2019