Scientists captured a new image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. The team observed strong magnetic fields around the edge of the black hole. READ MORE: Astronomers revealedScientists have released an image of the supermassive black hole at the heart of our Milky Way, proclaiming it a 'milestone in astronomy.'
The twisting structure of Sgr A* is similar that of the first and only other black hole to be photographed, Messier 87 , which has suggested that all black holes posses the strong magnetic fields - a concept that challenges previous studies. 'Along with Sgr A* having a strikingly similar polarization structure to that seen in the much larger and more powerful M87* black hole, we've learned that strong and ordered magnetic fields are critical to how black holes interact with the gas and matter around them.'
The first image of Sgr A* showed it like a glowing red and orange colored donut hanging in the blackness of space - but the structure was also too blurry to make out details This allows astronomers to see in increasingly vivid detail what's happening in black hole regions and map their magnetic field lines.J0529-4351 was identified by a team at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, led by Associate Professor Christian Wolf.
While the team had a powerful telescope, imagine a black hole in polarized light is not always an easy task. 'Because Sgr A* moves around while we try to take its picture, it was difficult to construct even the unpolarized image,' adding that the first image was an average of multiple images due to Sgr A*'s movement.
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