They captured an image 100 times deeper and 80 times sharper than previous maps of the region

A breeze is emanating from Sagittarius A* at the heart of our galaxy

They captured an image 100 times deeper and 80 times sharper than previous maps of the region

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“There it is. There is the thing that everybody’s been looking for for 50 years.”

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of powerful winds emanating from Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, solving a 50-year cosmic mystery.

Radio observations revealed a giant cone-shaped cavity at the center of the Milky Way, providing the clearest evidence yet of an energetic wind from Sagittarius A* and offering an…