The Milky Way's black hole is starving

Sagittarius A* has about four million solar masses and sends nearby stars racing around it, yet less than one percent of the gas reaching the region crosses its event horizon. Most escapes in bright flares, so our galaxy's central black hole grows surprisingly slowly. More science: https://neural-update.com.br Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - CC BY 4.0