The resulting mosaic of 88 images reveals new aspects of the complexities and intrigues taking place in the galactic center, providing a glimpse into interstellar evolution, from young stars to black holes, in a populated and hostile environment all dominated by the supermassive black hole at the center
Chandra has done it again creating stunning visual images of our universe. This time its X-ray eyes show a dramatic glimpse into the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The mosaic image obtained from 88 images reveals new aspects of the complexities and intrigues taking place in the galactic center, providing a glimpse of interstellar evolution, from young stars to black holes, in a populated and hostile environment all dominated by the supermassive black hole at the center.
The X-rays from gas that dissipates at millions of degrees of heat from the winds of young stars, explosions from dying stars and the flames emitted from the supermassive black hole - known as Sagittarius A - appear as a spreading cloud or fog. Information from Chandra and other X-ray telescopes suggests that the X-ray flares ejected from the black hole occurred about 50 to 300 years earlier.
The region around Sagittarius A also contains a number of mysterious X-rays that are sent out as filaments. Some probably exhibit huge magnetic structures coming into contact with the products of energetic electrons that are in the process of rapidly spinning around neutron stars or perhaps a giant flare of a solar flare.
The gas and dust scattered throughout the region are actually thousands of points of X-ray sources. These rays are produced by normal stars feeding dense and small stars that have reached the end of their lives - white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes.
Because X-rays penetrate the gas and dust that block visible light from the galactic center, Chandra is a powerful tool for probing the galactic center. This image combines X-rays with low energies (colored in red), i.e. X-rays with medium energies (green), and rays with high energies (blue).
The photo was released by Chandra at the beginning of the "The First Decade of Discoveries for Chandra" conference held in Boston.
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Makes a lot of sense. Overall, it's not an established site like YNET or Walla that have paid quality testers.
Such mistakes happen.
By the way, I really like the astronomy section of "Hidan".
It doesn't make sense for a writer to publish an article with spelling mistakes such as: "mysterious x-rays" and "a powerful tool"
totally right
What is everyone excited about???
Without a specific explanation about details in the photo it looks like just something a child did in photoshop.
Where is the emission from the black hole?
Invest a little!
Joins the list of wows before, indeed amazing!
Wow just amazing
very nice