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Why our supermassive black hole is such a picky eater

August 14, 2013 Ron Cowen

Why our supermassive black hole is such a picky eater

Chandra X-ray Observatory image of Sagittarius A*. Credit: NASA/CXC/Caltech/M. Muno
Chandra X-ray Observatory image of Sagittarius A*. Credit: NASA/CXC/Caltech/M. Muno
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Science Writer

Ron Cowen

Award-winning science writer with a passionate interest in the intersection of popular culture and the physical sciences. Articles include features and news stories on the earliest known recorded sounds, an essay on Hubble Space Telescope photography and evidence suggesting the universe is a hologram.

Dubbed “the scoop machine,” by the Knight Science Journalism Tracker, Ron has been published in National Geographic, Nature, The New York Times, Science, Science News, Scientific American, and US News & World Report.

To get in touch with Ron, email him at roncowen [at] msn.com.