392 - How We Know a Supermassive Black Hole Lurks in the Center of Our Galaxy

Not even light can escape a black hole's gravitational pull, so how do we actually know they exist? And what's the deal with the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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