C & # 39; is the "heart" of the Milky Way

A group of South African scientists revealed the clearest image of the "heart" of the Milky Way . To do this, they used a radio telescope called MeerKAT which has 64 satellite dishes.

"The center of the galaxy was an obvious target: unique, visually striking and full of unexplained phenomena. But it is also notoriously difficult to be photographed with radio telescopes," he said. chief scientist. South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, Fernando Camilo

The center of our galaxy is 25,000 light-years from Earth. It is located behind the constellation Sagittarius and is constantly enveloped in clouds of gas and dust.

However, infrared technology, X-rays and radio waves can "open a window" in the black hole of 4 million solar mbades located in the center of the galaxy. 19659002]

The image, published a few days ago by the group of scientists, covers an area of ​​ 1,000 by 500 light-years, with a clear region at its middle corresponding to the center of the Galaxy .