Back to Article List From the December 2007 issue The black-hole hostages of Sagittarius A Did a medium-sized black hole drag a cluster of hot young stars to the Milky Way's core? By Daniel Pendick | Published: December 19, 2007 | Last updated on May 18, 2023 Hot young stars zip around the galactic center at amazing speeds — but how did they get there?
Cosmology, Exotic Objects Astronomers say they’ve spotted the oldest, most distant black hole. How do they know this?