Astronomers Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Unlock the Secrets of Black Holes

Astronomers have employed a neural network trained on simulations of supermassive black holes to analyze observational data of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. This innovative approach suggests that Sagittarius A* is rotating at or near its maximum possible spin rate, providing new insights into black hole dynamics and the extreme physics governing their behavior.