To understand the 'how' of the presence of a supermassive black hole believed to be in the center of the Milky Way, one would need to know of the mechanism of its origin, which is tied to the origin of the galaxy itself. If sufficient matter is present in a given location, gravitational forces cause the matter to 'clump' and if sufficiently strong, it will continue to accrete and gain in mass; above a certain mass, given favorable conditions, a black hole will form. This is believed to have happened during the formation of our galaxy. In the case of the black hole at the galactic center, calculations indicate it has managed to acquire over four million solar masses.
Yes, there should be many black holes in a galaxy and now it is widely accepted that there is Super massive black hole in the heart of almost every galaxy .
Super massive Black hole is the largest type of black hole in a galaxy bearing thousand to billion solar masses . taking the example of our own galaxy , there is a super massive black hole in the region called Sagittarius A . From the motion of star S2, the super massive black hole's mass can be estimated as 4.1 million solar masses . But on 05 December 2011 astronomers discovered the largest super massive black hole ever found is of NGC 4889, weighing about 21 billion solar masses , this giant is located in the constellation Coma that is about 336 million light years from us . Some of the galaxies also have two super massive black holes in their galactic centre (such as Galaxy 0402+379) .
There is one supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. There are probably many smaller ones as well, since some stars become black holes at the end of their lifetime.
Yes - a supermassive blackhole.
It is the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy. The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is the second closest to the milky way.
Our solar system is located inside the Milky Way galaxy about midway between the galaxy's edge and its center.our solar system is in one of the spiral arms of our galaxy. This is where most healthy young stars are, as opposed to the aging red giants nearer to the dense core of the Milky Way Galaxy. Nothing is particularly special about our position in space, besides the fact that it is an area of new star formation.if you want a picture then see the related link.
We (and the sun) are on a far arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. If you look up in the sky on some clear nights, you can see an almost greenish cloud-like mass. That's the rest of the Milky Way Galaxy. Since we're out on a limb, we can see the rest of it. If that doesn't make sense, think of it this way- If you are at the top on the far west side of a football stadium, then you can see the whole stadium, top and bottom, in a pretty much unobstructed view. That's about where we are in the galaxy. Of course, we are constantly spinning and moving, but we'll be in the same relative place for quite a while.
The Milky Way was long thought to be a "spiral" galaxy much like the Andromeda Galaxy . But recent observations indicate that the Milky Way is probably a "barred spiral" galaxy. Viewing the Milky Way from within as we do, it is somewhat difficult to get a clear picture.
The nearest known is the very small Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy at 25,000 light years, a 'satellite' galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. This was only discovered in 2003, so there may be an unknown small galaxy closer. If you want the closest galaxy that is not a Milky Way satellite, that seems to be NGC 185 at just over 2 million light years, though this is in turn a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Finally, M31 is the nearest galaxy that is anything like the Milky Way, a large spiral with its own satellites. It's about 2.5 million light years away.
Current thoughts, based on observations, are, that there is a single massive black hole at the centre of our Galaxy, the Milky Way.
The Milky Way is my galaxy...and yours.
What's a sun? Joking, No the sun isn't in the middle its inside Saturn.
NO!!! The Sun and its Solar Sytam are located in one of the 'tails' of the Milky Way Galaxy. The Milky Way Galaxy it like a giant Catherine Wheel, with a bright core and two curved tails. The whole of which is rotating. We are in one of those curved tails.
The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy; actually, a DOUBLE-spiral galaxy, with a big center and two long arms like streamers from the ends of a pinwheel. The LEAST-dense areas of the Milky Way are in the voids between the streamers in the spiral arms.
There could be billions of other galaxies similar to the milky way.
milky way about two thirds out from the centre
There are two I can think of that you might be referring to: 1) Galaxy which is distributed by the Mars confectionery company . 2) Milky way which is also distributed by the Mars confectionery company.
Evidence suggests the Milky Way Galaxy is a spiral galaxy. Two small irregular galaxies are near it.
Two dozen or so galaxies nearest to the Milky Way Galaxy form Local Group.
The milky way galaxy is a barred spiral shaped galaxy.
Here are some galaxies (all of them part of the Local Group): The Milky Way, our own galaxy The Andromeda Galaxy, another large galaxy The Triangulum Galaxy, another large galaxy The Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy close to the Milky Way The Small Magellanic Cloud, another dwarf galaxy close to the Milky Way