NASA's Chandra Finds Milky Way's Black Hole Grazing on Asteroids

By Megan Watzke | Chandra X-Ray Center, Trent J. Perrotto | NASA on Feb 8, 2012   Science/Education  

WASHINGTON — The giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way may be vaporizing and devouring asteroids, which could explain the frequent flares observed, according to astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.