But in the past two decades, new types of black holes have been seen and astronomers are beginning to understand how they ...

New image of Milky Way black hole shows a spiraling magnetic field The polarized light image gives us a "new view of the monster lurking at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy," according to the ...

The scientists captured the black hole in polarized light, which involves using a filter to view different characteristics of the distant object.

1st Image of Supermassive Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy in Polarized Light? The photo showed streams of magnetic fields swirling around a dark center.

The black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, as seen through polarized light, a way to visualize its magnetic field.

This polarized light, whose waves vibrate on a single plane, carries with it information about the magnetic field and the particles that are accelerated to near-light-speeds around the black hole.

The black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, as seen through polarized light, a way to visualize its magnetic field.

The supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* is seen at left, in polarized light. The center inset image shows polarized emission from the Milky Way's center, captured by SOFIA.

Handout: At left, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, Sagittarius A*, is seen in polarized light, the visible lines indicating the orientation of polarization, which ...

The black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, as seen through polarized light, a way to visualize its magnetic field.

The black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, as seen through polarized light, a way to visualize its magnetic field.