"Revealing the Spiraling Magnetic Field Around the Milky Way's Black Hole"

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The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has released a mesmerizing new image of the Sagittarius A* black hole at the center of the Milky Way, showing its strong, twisted, and organized magnetic fields in unprecedented detail. The polarized light image reveals a striking spiral structure, similar to a doughnut with swirls, and offers a new view of the black hole's magnetic field. Comparisons with the M87* black hole suggest that strong and ordered magnetic fields are critical to how black holes interact with the gas and matter around them.
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