#Sagittarius A*
Big Island telescope essential in discovery of the first extragalactic star candidate found near a supermassive black hole in Milky Way
Stars of various origins come together to form one galaxy. There may be stars born outside the Milky Way galaxy near our solar system.
2 Maunakea Observatories Help Produce First Image of Black Hole at Center of The Milky Way
The world now has an image of the giant occupying the darkness at the center of the Milky Way thanks to a collaborative effort among more than 300 researchers from 80 institutes from around the globe, including 11 observatories, two of which are on the Big Island.
