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 unprecedented glimpse into the galaxy's hidden heart

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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WASHINGTON, June 5 : After five decades of trying, astronomers have finally discovered the wind emanating from the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy,…

Da un'immagine 80 volte più nitida rispetto alle precedenti, due astrofisici della Northwestern University hanno trovato le prove

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

"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…

After five decades of trying, astronomers have finally discovered the wind emanating from the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way...

Lange Zeit galt das supermassereiche Zentrum unserer Galaxie als verhältnismäßig ruhig und nahezu inaktiv, was die Wissenschaft vor Rätsel stellte. Neue astronomische…

One of the fun aspects of astrophysics is that much of it involves phenomena which you cannot exactly study from up close, with the supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the center of…

New maps around Sagittarius A* revealed a big clue.