A new image of our galaxys central black hole reveals the magnetic field surrounding the object in polarized light.
The image reveals how gas and superheated matter in the immediate vicinity of the black hole move around it.
The Milky Ways supermassive black hole is named Sagittarius A*.
Sagittarius A in polarized light, revealing magnetic field lines around the black hole.Image:EHT Collaboration*
But the immediate environment around a black hole is a different story.
These regions emit an extraordinary range of brightness, spanning from radio waves to X-rays.
We were relieved that polarised imaging was even possible.
Polarized images of M87 (left) and Sgr A (right).Image:EHT Collaboration*
Expansions to the telescope could reveal any jet from Sagittarius A* that may simply not yet be visible.
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