Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way’s black hole

A VIEW of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, as captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, in polarised light. The lines overlaid on the image mark the orientation of polarisation, which shows how the magnetic field is twisted around the black hole.—Reuters

WASHINGTON: Astronomers on Wednesday announced that they have detected a strong and organised magnetic field twisted in a spiral pattern around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, revealing previously...