Sagittarius B2

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Sagittarius B2 [‚saj·ə′ter·ē·əs ¦bē′tü]

(astronomy)

The richest molecular radio source in the Galaxy, located near the galactic center and consisting of a massive, dense complex of at least seven HII regions and molecular clouds.

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No references found			The molecules were detected in the star-forming region of space known as Sagittarius B2 in a giant dust cloud at the heart of our galaxy. Milky Way 'tastes of raspberries' by Independent Television News Limited (ITN) The astronomers used the IRAM telescope in Spain to analyse electromagnetic radiation emitted by a hot and dense region of Sagittarius B2 that surrounds a newborn star. Milky Way's centre tastes like raspberries and smells of rum by Asian News International The Milky Way nebula, Sagittarius B2, has revealed data suggesting the presence of aldehyde molecules that typically assist in the formation of amino acids, and scientists have reported their discovery of glycolaldehyde, a simple sugar. What We Believe But Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science ... by Krause, Kenneth W. / The Humanist			sagging Saghalien Saghathiinae Sagid Rafikov Sagid Raufovich Rafikov Sagiian, Amo Sagina Saginaw Saginaw County Sagini, Gamal Al- Sagit Agish Sagit Miftakhov Sagit Miftakhovich Miftakhov Sagit Ramiev Sagitta Sagittal sagittal coma sagittal focus sagittal plane sagittal surface Sagittaria Sagittariidae Sagittarius Sagittarius A Sagittarius arm Sagittarius B2 Sagittarius star cloud Sagittary sagittate sagittocyst Sagiz Sagnac effect Sagnac, Philippe Sago Sago Palm Sagran Sagua la Grande Saguache County saguaro Saguaro National Park Saguenay Saguenay River Saguenay-Saint Lawrence Marine Park Saguia El Hamra Saguinus Sagunto Sagurami Preserve Sagvardzhile Sagvari, Endre Ságvári, Endre Saha Equation			sagittal suture (1) sagittal suture (1) sagittal suture (1) Sagittal sutures Sagittal sutures sagittalis sagittalis sagittalis sagittally sagittally sagittally Sagittaria Sagittaria Sagittaria sinensis Sagittaria sinensis Sagittarian Sagittarian Sagittarians Sagittarians Sagittaridae Sagittaridae Sagittariidae Sagittariidae Sagittarius Sagittarius Sagittarius (bird) Sagittarius (bird) Sagittarius A Sagittarius Arm Sagittarius Arm Tangent Region Sagittarius B2 Sagittarius serpentarius Sagittarius serpentarius Sagittarius Star Cloud Sagittarius the Archer Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search Sagittarius-Carina Arm Sagittariuses Sagittariuses Sagittary Sagittary sagittate sagittate sagittate-leaf Sagittated Sagittated sagittiform sagittiform leaf Sagittocyst Sagittocyst Sagiz SAGJ SAGL Saglig Kritik Klub SAGM SAGMA SAGN SAGNA Sagnac Sagnac effect Sagnac experiment

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