The black hole at the centre of our galaxy, known as Sagittarius A*, has been captured in polarised light to reveal its magnetic field
This is the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy as we have never seen it before. The image reveals the swirling magnetic fields around Sagittarius A* and hints that it may beThe picture was taken by a network of observatories around the world operating as a single, giant telescope, called the Event Horizon Telescope .
“There’s this really exciting hint that there may be some additional structure,” says Younsi. “There might be something going on that’s quite exciting in the centre of the galaxy, and I think that these results we’re going to need to follow up.” This would make sense given other pieces of evidence we see for a jet that may have existed long ago in our galaxy’s history, such asAs well as revealing a potential hidden jet, the magnetic field’s properties could help solve other astrophysical mysteries, such as how particles like cosmic rays and neutrinos are accelerated to extremely high energies, says Younsi. “The magnetic fields are the bedrock of all of this.
Younsi and his colleagues hope to take more images of Sgr A* with a larger network of telescopes and more advanced equipment, which will improve their understanding of the nature of the magnetic field and how it might be producing jets. The EHT will begin these observations in April, although the data is likely to take several years to process.at Durham University, UK. “Magnetic fields are one of those things in astrophysics, kind of like saying the tooth fairy arrived.
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