Astronomers Don't Know What Our Black Hole Ate, but They Definitely Saw It Belch
In May 2019, astronomers witnessed a bright flare coming from the center of our galaxy. The event was caused by matter accreting to our local black hole, a 4.6-million-solar-mass monster named Sagittarius A*. The cause of the flaring was unknown, though one researcher now says enigmatic G-objects" may be responsible.