Wild image shows spiral galaxy’s massive, swirly magnetic field – Digital Market News

Spiral galaxy NGC 4217 seen edge-on with its magnetic field lines appearing in green as observed by the VLA.
Y. Stein (CDS)/NRAO/SDSS/KPNO 0.9m/J. English (U. Manitoba)/R.-J. Dettmar/A. Miskolczi (Ruhr U.)/R.J. Rand (UNM)/J. Irwin (Queen’s U.).
Magnetic fields are invisible forces, but that didn’t stop a team of scientists from turning data and cosmic observations into scientific art with a gorgeous view of a spiral galaxy and its magnetic field.
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO…

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