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Comment by beastman82

2 hours ago

> The image (above) shows long radio-emitting filaments up to 150 light–years long unspooling from the heart of the galaxy. These structures, whose origin remains unknown, were first observed in 1984, but the new image revealed 10 times more than had ever been seen before.

I don't understand how this isn't the biggest news in astronomy. Gigantic filaments of energy passing through the milky way