A new image of the black hole at the centre of the milky way has revealed it has magnetic fields surrounding it, similar to a giant black hole at the centre of the M87 galaxy.
For the first time, using polarised light, scientists have uncovered strong and organised magnetic fields spiralling from the edge of the supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*.
The image, taken using the Event Horizon Telescope, revealed patterns of light where particles whirl around the magnetic field lines in the plasma surrounding the black hole.
Scientists from University College London, the EHT Science Council and the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian said the image suggests that strong magnetic fields may be common to all black holes.
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