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What does the center of the galaxy look like?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Crazy Dynamics at the Heart of the Galaxy

Pictures taken by James Webb telescope show magnetic particle tornadoes at the center of our galaxy. These are like geysers that shoot up and down from the black hole, but we don't know why they're there. This picture gives us enough detail to start to understand the crazy dynamics at the heart of the galaxy. understanding what's happening in the center of the galaxy tells us a bit about how galaxies form and where they're going.

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