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The MeerKAT telescope saw something very strange at the heart of our galaxy.
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We’re diving into the most detailed radio image ever captured of the Milky Way’s heart. MeerKAT’s 2022 image reveals a cosmic mystery that has yet to be unraveled: hundreds of gigantic, mysterious filaments stretching 150 light years in length. Join us as we explore how this galactic enigma could have formed.



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0:00 The Centre of the Milky Way
3:12 Mysterious Filaments
9:12 MeerKAT Telescope
11:28 The Final Image
13:35 Giant Bubbles
16:1 Remaining Mysteries



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References:
“New MeerKAT Radio Image Reveals Complex Heart of the Milky Way”, via sarao.ac.za https://astrumspace.info/meerkatimage
“The 1.28 GHz MeerKAT Galactic Center Mosaic”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/meerkatmosaic
“An Overview of the Central Molecular Zone”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/cmzoverview
“Magnetized Filaments at the Galactic Center”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/zadeh1984
“The MeerKAT Radio Telescope”, via sarao.ac.za https://astrumspace.info/meerkattelescope
“Statistical Properties of the Galactic Center Filaments”, via iop.org https://astrumspace.info/gcfilaments
“Radio Bubbles in the Galactic Center Region”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/radiobubbles
“NASA’s Fermi Telescope Finds Giant Structure in Our Galaxy”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/fermibubbles
“Filaments in the Intracluster Medium and Other Galaxies”, via iop.org https://astrumspace.info/icfilaments
“The Square Kilometre Array Project”, via sarao.ac.za https://astrumspace.info/skaoverview



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Credits:
Writer: Patricia Ward
Video Editor: Suhith
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Script Editor: Damaris McColgan
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Production Manager: Raquel Taylor
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



With special thanks to:
Professor Farhad Yusef-Zadeh
NASA/ESO/ESA



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