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New Mosaic Shows the Galactic Core From Opposite Sides of the Electromagnetic Spectrum – Universe Today
NASA recently released a panoramic mosaic image that beautifully captures the mysterious and extremely energetic environment at the heart of our galaxy.
The core of the Milky Way Galaxy (aka. Galactic Center), the region around which the rest of the galaxy revolves, is a strange and mysterious place. It is here that the Supermassive Black Hole (SMBH) that powers the compact radio source known as Sagittarius A* is located. It is also the most compact region in the galaxy, with an estimated 10 million stars within 3.26 light-years of the Galactic Center.
Using data from Chandra X-ray Observatory and the MeerKAT radio telescope, NASA and the National…
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