The European Astronomical Research Organization in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) said that astronomers have discovered strong magnetic fields around the black hole located in the center of the Milky Way.
A new image from the Event Horizon telescope (EHT) shows for the first time in polarized light a ring of magnetic fields surrounding the black hole Sagittarius A* (polarized light images allow astronomers to learning to separate magnetic field lines). These magnetic fields are similar to those observed around the M87* black hole at the center of the M87 Milky Way galaxy. According to ESO, this suggests that strong magnetic fields may be common to all black holes. "What we are seeing is that there are strong, twisted and organized magnetic fields near the black hole at the center of the Milky Way," said Sara Issaoun, of the Harvard Astronomy Center.
Supermassive black holes, located in the center of the Milky Way, have a mass millions or even billions of times that of the Sun. It is believed that these black holes appeared very early in the universe but their origin remains a mystery. Nothing can escape their gravity, including light, making it impossible for humans to observe directly.
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