Mysterious Flash From Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole Sagittarius A Baffles Scientists

Astronomers Spot Mysterious Flash From Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole You don’t usually think of a supermassive black hole as something that can go unnoticed, but many of these interstellar monsters are quite placid. For instance, Sagittarius A* (pronounced “Sagittarius A Star”) in the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. It’s usually very dim, but astronomers recently saw Sagittarius A* flare up — in fact, it just got brighter than we’ve ever seen it.