The quest to take a picture of the black hole at the center of our own galaxy
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 31, 2022
In fact, scientists are not sure how these supermassive black holes actually form in the first place. We have a solid theory to explain how smaller black holes are made—by a certain type of star going supernova and collapsing in on itself. But the larger ones are a mystery. We know black holes can collide and form bigger black holes, because that’s what we saw with LIGO. But we don’t know if that’s how these supermassive black holes formed, or . . .
