I'm Jasmin and I believe everyone serves simply as part of the universes cycle. We live, we produce ideas, we create, we die and our atoms break down and become something new. We serve as building blocks to the universe. The oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus that make up 99% of our mass become something new. It could be as simple as a flower, or as complex as a newborn star. This blog simply serves as a tribute to science. It may include anything from astronomy/astrophysics to geology to neuroscience to engineering and everything in between. This blog may also include the occasional personal post and rant on capitalism. (and Carl Sagan, can't forget Carl Sagan)

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(7/10/11)

Black Hole in Milky Way Seen Snacking on Asteroids?

Our Milky Way galaxy’s supermassive black hole is apparently dining on all-you-can-eat asteroids, according to a new study.

Dubbed Sagittarius A* (pronounced “A star”), the monster black hole lies 26,000 light-years away in the galactic center. The black hole is surrounded by an accretion disk—a swirling ring of superheated gases—which spews radiation as matter is consumed.