The dark heart of the Milky WayAt the center of our galaxy lies Sagittarius A*, a black hole as massive as four million suns:The black hole is obscured by thick dust and a bright haze of superheated gases. Messier 87 Messier 87 Messier 87 NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage TeamThe black hole is spewing a jet of subatomic particles thousands of light years into space. The Large Millimeter Telescope Mexico APEX and ALMA Atacama Pathfinder Experiment and Atacama Large Millimeter/ Submillimeter Array Chile S.P.T. The Large Millimeter Telescope Mexico APEX and ALMA Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, Atacama Large Millimeter/ Submillimeter Array Chile S.P.T. South Pole Telescope AntarcticaThe network of telescopes was sensitive enough to observe daily variations in the bright ring around the M87 black hole.

Source: New York Times April 10, 2019 13:18 UTC