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Stellar Flares Near the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Season 3
Episode 308
Published 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Description
This episode explores how the South Pole Telescope detected powerful millimeter-wave stellar flares near the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole.
Triggered by magnetic reconnection, these bursts reveal how stars and their magnetic fields survive in one of the galaxy’s most extreme, dust-shrouded regions.
This episode includes AI-generated content.
Triggered by magnetic reconnection, these bursts reveal how stars and their magnetic fields survive in one of the galaxy’s most extreme, dust-shrouded regions.
This episode includes AI-generated content.