NASA released a stunning new picture of our galaxy´s violent, super-energized 'downtown,' 26,000 light-years from Earth. It's a composite of 370 observations since the Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched in July 1999 (with a 5-year mission timeline), depicting billions of stars and countless black holes in the center, or heart, of the Milky Way. Radio data from the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa was also used to create the image. 'What we see in the picture is a violent or energetic ecosystem in our galaxy´s downtown,' Wang said in an email on Friday. The space satellite is also renowned for the famous 'The Hand of God' photograph, among many others.

Source: Daily Mail May 28, 2021 19:25 UTC