ALMA Telescope Discovers Active Wind From Milky Way's Black Hole

Researchers using the ALMA telescope in Chile have discovered definitive evidence of a presently active wind blowing from Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. This cone-shaped clearing of molecular gas prevents excessive star formation. Understanding this phenomenon helps astrophysicists explain how galaxies evolve and how supermassive black holes regulate the distribution of matter within their cosmic neighborhoods.