Deep within our galaxy's dusty heart lies a mysterious radio source, named Sagittarius A* for its location and unique properties. But what secrets did this source hold? Did it hint at a vast and unseen force, or something else entirely? Astronomers used radio waves as their guide. Were they witnessing a swirling vortex of gas and dust, or something far more exotic? The answers, patiently revealed through years of observation, would change our understanding of the Milky Way forever. | The Brain M

💫 Come along for the ride as we head toward the black hole, Sagittarius A* (pronounced "Sagittarius A star"), lurking at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. At about 27,000 light-years away, the supermassive black hole is roughly four million times the mass of our Sun. The global Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) research team, founded by scientists from our Center for Astrophysics l Harvard & Smithsonian, produced the groundbreaking first image in 2022 of Sagittarius A* by using observations from