Sagittarius A*

Astronomers Make Groundbreaking Discovery Regarding Supermassive Black Hole at Center of Milky Way Galaxy

Astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration and the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have captured a new image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) in polarized light, revealing strong and organized magnetic fields spiraling from the edge of the black hole. This groundbreaking discovery sheds light on the nature of supermassive black holes and their magnetic fields, hinting at potential similarities and differences between these enigmatic cosmic entities.