New image shows magnetic fields at edge of Milky Way’s central black hole

The supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* was viewed in polarised light for the first time (EHT Collaboration/ESO/PA)

Astronomers have released an image of strong magnetic fields spiralling at the edge of the Milky Way’s central black hole.

The new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration shows the organised magnetic fields at the edge of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*).