The Presence of a Supermassive Black Hole at the Center

question 126

Multiple Choice

The presence of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy has been deduced from

• A) gravitational radiation emitted by stars as they are swallowed by the black hole.
• B) powerful magnetic fields in the huge filaments arching away from (or toward) the center.
• C) the number of globular clusters that concentrate toward the galactic center.
• D) the very high orbital speed of stars orbiting the galactic center.

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