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Hundreds of strange ‘radio filaments’ in the center of the Milky Way
At the heart of the Milky Way, a series of astonishing phenomena is taking place. And thanks to a new map of the region, more detailed than ever, astronomers should…
These are the most beautiful images ever taken of the center of the Milky Way and its mysterious “radio filaments”
At the heart of the Milky Way, a series of astonishing phenomena is taking place. And thanks to a new map of the region, more detailed than ever, astronomers should…
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way is unpredictable
Here, an image produced using X-ray data collected by the Swift satellite between 2006 and 2013. The supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* is in the center of the image. Low-energy…
Cosmic barrier prevents cosmic radiation from reaching the center of the Milky Way
According to a study published in Nature on November 9, the galactic center of the Milky Way would be impermeable to cosmic radiation. A team of researchers based in China…