Astronomers have long been puzzled by two strange phenomena at the heart of our galaxy. First, the gas in the central ...

The CMZ spans almost 700 light years and contains some of the most dense molecular gas in the galaxy. Over the years, ...

Scientists are investigating enigmatic phenomena observed in the center of our galaxy. Telescopes are detecting mysterious ...

Researchers made a fascinating discovery at the heart of our galaxy: "strange filaments" driving a cycle of gas emissions and ...

Astronomers have revealed that "space tornadoes" are swirling around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*. The unexpected discovery came via observations of the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has teamed up with the MeerKAT radio telescope array to explore how magnetic fields ...

Scientists are investigating enigmatic phenomena observed at the centre of our galaxy. Telescopes are detecting mysterious ...

ALMA has revealed evidence of a new type of slim, filamentary structure that drives cycles of depletion and replenishment. At ...

Together, an international team of scientists observed the star-forming ring of gas and dust known as the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ). The intensity of gravitational forces around a black hole sends ...

Astronomers have discovered "space tornadoes" raging through the heart of the Milky Way in the vicinity of our galaxy's central supermassive ... called the central molecular zone (CMZ) by a ...

More information: Suinan 遂楠 Zhang 张 et al, Subclustering and Star Formation Efficiency in Three Protoclusters in the Central Molecular Zone, The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2025).