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Photo is believed to be the first image of a supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way in polarized light. Here’s the science

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Event Horizon telescope Claim: A photo shared online in March 2024 shows the first image in polarized light of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way. Judgement: Rating: true Context: The photo showed the first image in polarized light of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way … Read more

New view of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way hints at an exciting hidden feature (image)

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Astronomers have captured the first image of polarized light and the magnetic fields surrounding Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milly Way. The historic observation made with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has revealed that the neatly arranged magnetic fields resemble those around the supermassive black hole at … Read more