morning computer space tornadoes

“Our research contributes to the fascinating Galactic Center landscape by uncovering these slim filaments as an important part of material circulation,” summarizes Xing Lu, a research professor at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory and a corresponding author of the research paper.

“We can envision these as space tornados: they are violent streams of gas, they dissipate quickly, and they distribute materials into the environment efficiently.” It remains unknown how these slim filaments initially arise, but shock processes emerge as a likely explanation, Yang’s team reports.

Space tornadoes in the core of the Milky Way. What the hell else would you want to know today?

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