Sagittarius A* in the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy (IMAGE)
Caption
New evidence has been uncovered indicating the presence of a jet of high-energy particles blasting out of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*. This composite image features both X-rays from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (purple) and radio emission from the the NSF's Very Large Array (blue). The location of a shock front is also marked.
Credit
X-ray: NASA/CXC/UCLA/Z.Li et al; Radio: NRAO/VLA
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