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The European Southern Observatory released this new image of the Milky Way’s black hole March 27, 2024. The newly released image shows the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy in polarized light. Polarized light enables astronomers to map a black hole’s magnetic field lines. The discovery also suggests our galaxy’s black hole may be harboring a hidden jet. Image via EHT Collaboration/ ESO.

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[–] ryan213@lemmy.ca 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I’m afraid it’s going to take an infinite amount of time.

[–] loops@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago

you just have to believe

[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] ryan213@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 months ago

Thanks! I think I'm going to need it!

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So how long is it gonna take for its pictures to be as sharp as the pictures we currently can take of distant star systems?

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 37 points 6 months ago (1 children)

However long it takes us to build a craft with a camera that can climb above the galactic plane and look down at the core. There's too much stuff in the way from where we are:

[–] superkret@feddit.org 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So...not before next Tuesday?

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 5 points 6 months ago

Probably not. As far away as Voyager 1 & 2 are, if you marked them on this map they would still just be on top of our star.