The MeerKAT telescope saw something very strange at the heart of our galaxy. Thank you to Holzkern for being a sponsor on this channel! Click my link http://www.holzkern.com/Astrum and use my code ASTRUM to get 15% off ALL PRODUCTS for both yourself and loved ones this holiday season. Be sure to check out all of their catalogue, for both yourself or a gift for a loved one! ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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... hundreds of gigantic structures stretching 150 light years in length. Join us as we explore how this galactic enigma could have formed. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ To stay on top of space news, sign up to the Astrum newsletter: https://astrumspace.kit.com Astrum Displate Posters: https://displate.com/astrumspace?art=... Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: / discord A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq... Astrum Earth: / @astrumearth Astrum Extra: / @astrumextra Astrum Spanish: / @astrumespanol Astrum Portuguese: / @astrumbrasil ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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/meerkatteles... “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 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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 #Astrum #Space #MilkyWay