Gas swirling around the centre of our Galaxy (IMAGE)

McGill University

Gas swirling around the centre of our Galaxy

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Gas swirling around the centre of our Galaxy. The animation shows the gas at different infrared wavelengths, demonstrating how it moves around the black hole Sagittarius A*, marked by a white star icon.

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JWST, NASA, STScI, CSA, ESA, ESO/VLT.

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