"Unveiling Gamma Radiation Pulses: Insights from Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope's Data on Sagittarius A*"

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Astrophysicists studying data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have discovered regular gamma radiation pulses emanating from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The researchers found that every 76.32 minutes, a pulse of gamma radiation is emitted from something close to Sagittarius A*, likely a blob of gas orbiting the black hole. The periodicity of these pulses is connected to X-ray flares also observed near Sagittarius A*.
Topics:science#astronomy#astrophysics#black-hole#fermi-gamma-ray-space-telescope#gamma-radiation#sagittarius-a
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