The Milky Way's Greatest Feat Summary

In “The Milky Way’s Greatest Feat,” author Ken Croswell explains that the Milky Way galaxy is enormous, dozens of insignificant galaxies scatter around it. The Milky Way revolves around a colossal black hole which is in the center of the galaxy and it is named “Sagittarius A-star.” It is four million times the paths of the accumulation of the sun. In this National Geographic magazine, Croswell explains how the black hole is capable of absorbing objects such as a star. Scientists can measure this because of the friction and gravity the object being absorbed into the black hole lights up and produces clouds made of gas. Croswell also explains “Every now and then, the black hole swallows a bit of gas, a wayward planet, or even an entire star.”