at a much faster rate than usual over the previous year. Researchers speculated that this could mean that the black hole is entering a new phase, or that Sagittarius A* had stripped the outer layer of G2 when it passed through. Sagittarius A in popular culture In the 2014 space-sim videogame Elite: Dangerous players are able to travel to Sagittarius A*, with an achievement tied to it in the Xbox One and PlayStation versions of the game. In the television show Community, Pierce Hawthorne mentions that in his opinion, Sagittarius A is the only black hole worth studying. In the H.P. Lovecraft Cthulhu Mythos, Sagittarius A is said to be the location of where the Nuclear Chaos, Azathoth, dwells. In the final arc of the Sailor Moon manga series, "Sagittarius Zero Star" is the location of the Galaxy Cauldron, a fictional artifact that serves as the birthplace of all life in the Milky Way. References Further reading External links Recent Results of the MPE Infrared/Submillimeter Group Galactic Center Research at MPE Nature report, with link to the Schödel et al. paper Sagittarius A East Kinematic and structural analysis of the Minispiral in the Galactic Center from BEAR spectro-imagery (preprint) Chandra Photo Album Sagittarius A The Galactic Center (outdated) NASA Image of the Day Gallery, January 6, 2010 Into the Heart of Darkness - Chandra X-ray Observatory image. Sagittarius A at Constellation Guide Astronomical radio sources Sagittarius A East Sagittarius (constellation) Milky Way