NASA’s Webb Cameras Explore Largest Star-Forming Cloud in Milky Way

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NASA’s Webb Cameras Explore Largest Star-Forming Cloud in Milky Way

The difference longer wavelengths of light make, even within the infrared spectrum, are stark when comparing the images from Webb’s MIRI and NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instruments. Glowing gas and dust appear dramatically in mid-infrared light, while all but the brightest stars disappear from view. In contrast to MIRI, colorful stars steal the show in Webb’s […]

Astronomers detect hot gas bubble swirling around the Milky Way’s black hole

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Astronomers detect hot gas bubble swirling around the Milky Way’s black hole

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have spotted signs of a ‘hot spot’ orbiting Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of our galaxy. The finding helps us better understand the enigmatic and dynamic environment of our supermassive black hole. “We think we’re looking at a hot bubble of gas zipping around […]