SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 4, 2026Scientific American

Astronomers just solved a 50-year-old mystery about the Milky Way’s black hole

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Scientists have detected a "hot breeze" flowing from Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way's massive black hole, solving a 50-year mystery. Using five years of telescope data, researchers found a cone-shaped cavity proving winds escape the black hole — more gas is actually ejected than consumed.

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