A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has uncovered strong and organized magnetic fields spiraling from the edge of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). Seen in polarized light for the first time, this new view of the monster lurking at the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy has revealed a magnetic field structure strikingly similar to that of the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy, suggesting that strong magnetic fields may be common to all black holes. This similarity also hints toward a hidden jet in Sgr A*. The results were published today in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

 

  • The next solar eclipse will be on April 8, 2024. It will be total in the regions of Sinaloa, Durango and Coahuila, and partial in the rest of the country, including Michoacán

When we think of planetary systems, we imagine one or two stars and planets orbiting them. Surprisingly, astronomers from UNAM found a double system of planets that revolve around each other without a star, and also emit energy in radio waves.

The Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) at UNAM, Campus Morelia invites the all public to observe the sky with telescopes and attend the “Astronomy Fridays” 2024 talks cycle. This year, IRyA’s academic staff will share general public talks on various topics related to astronomy, such as artificial intelligence (AI), eclipses, the calendar, the Webb space telescope, unidentified aerial phenomena, stars and gravitational waves.

In an unexpected twist, a new study revealed that a star in a young double system is lighter than previously thought, challenging stellar evolution models. The work was led by Jazmı́n Ordóñez-Toro, a doctoral student in Astrophysics at the Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) at UNAM, Campus Morelia.