Astronomers capture magnetic fields twirling around black hole

A view of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* in polarized light reveals filament-like magnetic field lines swirling around the black hole.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

A new view of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way obtained by the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration revealing its magnetic field structure suggests that the processes by which black holes feed and eject jets into their surroundings may be universal among black holes despite vast differences in size and mass.

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