Colossal X-ray "chimneys" discovered at center of the Milky Way

From our perspective inside the Milky Way, it's hard to really understand its large-scale structure. Now, astronomers have peered towards the center of the galaxy using the ESA's X-ray telescope XMM-Newton, and discovered two colossal "chimneys" pumping huge amounts of energy and gas out into intergalactic space.

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Category: Space

Tags:

• Astronomy
• Black hole
• ESA
• Galaxy
• Supermassive black hole
• UCLA
• X-ray

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