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Towering Balloon-like Features Discovered near Center of the Milky Way

Posted on September 5, 2019September 11, 2019

An international team of astronomers has discovered one of the largest features ever observed in the center of the Milky Way – a pair of enormous radio-emitting bubbles that tower hundreds of light-years above and below the central region of our galaxy.

ALMA Dives into Black Hole’s ‘Sphere of Influence’

Posted on August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

New ALMA observations provide an unprecedented close-up view of a swirling disk of cold interstellar gas rotating around a supermassive black hole.

Black Hole’s Tug on Space Pulls Fast-Moving Jets in Rapid Wobble

Posted on April 25, 2019April 29, 2019

A spinning black hole pulls in material from a companion star, and its gravitational effect causes ejected jets of material to wobble like a child’s spinning top.

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