Staggeringly beautiful image reveals the chaos at the centre of our Galaxy.

By Iain Todd

Published: Monday, 13 May 2024 at 11:43 AM


Spectacular images captured by a duo of telescopes show how hot gas is being funnelled away from the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy.

Astronomers describe an “exhaust vent” thats channeling this hot gas, connected to a chimney-like structure perpendicular to the plane of our galactic home, the Milky Way.

The images and data show how the supermassive black hole at the galactic centre, known as Sagittarius A*, is both swallowing cosmic material and blasting it outwards into space.