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They've Been Searching for the Milky Way's Black Hole Wind for 50 Years and Finally Found It

June 05, 2026
They've Been Searching for the Milky Way's Black Hole Wind for 50 Years and Finally Found It
By Evan Gough (https://ift.tt/GVKaki0)

This artist's illustration shows the powerful winds being emitted by a black hole. Astronomers have been trying to find the wind from the Milky Way's supermassive black hole for 50 years, with no luck. But now it looks like they've finally detected it. Image Credit: ESA (acknowledgement: work performed by ATG under contract to ESA). Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence

According to theory, all active black holes should produce winds or jets. Astronomers have long searched for wind around the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole. New images reveal a vacant, cone-shaped region pointing to the black hole. According to new research, only a supermassive black hole could've created this region.



June 6, 2026 at 01:34AM
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