Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton satellite, astronomers identified a possible remnant of ancient stellar explosion just a few dozen light-years from Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy.

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After a 50-year search, astronomers have uncovered evidence that Sagittarius A* -- the 4.3-million-solar-mass black hole that resides at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy -- is blowing a hot cosmic wind into its surroundings, carving out a giant cavity near the Galaxy’s heart.

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Nous avons bien progressé en ce qui concerne les observations et la théorie des trous noirs supermassifs au cœur des galaxies. Mais celui de notre Voie lactée déroutait les astrophysiciens depuis presque 50 ans en ce qui concerne une énigme avec des vents de matière. L'énigme semble résolue...