This was reported by Space.com, as reported by Ukrinform.

Observations with the Event Horizon Telescope have shown that the regular magnetic fields are similar to the magnetic fields at the center of the M87 galaxy surrounding the supermassive black hole M87*, which has a mass equivalent to about 6.5 billion Suns.

However, this is surprising considering that Sagittarius A* has a mass of “only” 4.3 million times the mass of the Sun.

Therefore, new data from astronomers suggests that strong and well-organized magnetic fields may exist around all black holes.

“This new image of the Sagittarius A* black hole at the center of the Milky Way tells us that there are strong, regular magnetic fields near the black hole. For a long time, we believed that magnetic fields play an important role in how black holes feed and eject matter in powerful jets. The new image shows that strong, regular magnetic fields are critical to how black holes interact with the gas and matter around them,” said study co-leader Sarah Issaun of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

It was stated that the Event Horizon Telescope captured the first image of the M87* black hole and its surroundings in 2017. It is located approximately 53.5 million light-years from Earth.

An international group of astronomers has discovered a quasar with a black hole inside it that is growing so fast that it cools the equivalent of one Sun per day, Ukrinform reports.

Photo: EHT Collaboration