Virtual Trip to Our Galaxy’s Center Offered by New Visual Simulation

The visualization in question displays about three light-years of space centered on Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole that lies at the center of our galaxy.

Those wishing to know more about what wonders the center of our galaxy holds will now be able to satisfy their curiosity thanks to a new visualization called “Galactic Center VR”, based on the data supplied by telescopes such as NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, space.com reports.

According to the media outlet, this creation essentially allows viewers to witness some 500 years of evolution at Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole located in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, whose visualization was based on modeling from the objects known as  Wolf-Rayet stars, as the outer layers of material they periodically shed gets picked up by Sgr A* gravity.

The visualization displays about three light-years of space centered on Sgr A*, and viewers can move the simulation in different directions and tinker with its aspects, the media outlet adds.

Sourse: sputniknews.com

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