NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory detects supernova debris near Milky Way's supermassive black hole
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Summary
NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft has detected supernova wreckage near Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, approximately 26,000 light-years from Earth. The stellar debris originated from a star that exploded around 1,700 years ago, ejecting material at roughly 2 million miles per hour. This discovery represents the closest supernova debris ever found near our galaxy's central supermassive black hole.
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This represents the closest supernova debris found to our central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*).
The dead star erupted around 1,700 years ago. It ejected material at around 2 million miles per hour.
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