The Milky Way’s huge black hole was missing a key feature. Scientists say they finally detected it | CNN

After more than 50 years of searching, scientists have found evidence of wind from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.

Using advanced radio telescopes in Chile, the researchers mapped cold gas around the black hole and identified a cavity about 3 light-years long.

The discovery may solve a long-standing mystery about why our closest black hole appeared to lack the outflows observed from supermassive black holes in other galaxies.

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Scientists say they have detected evidence of cosmic-scale wind coming from a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, potentially solving one of the longest-standing mysteries in astronomy.