An international research group including Japan has succeeded for the first time in the world in photographing the connection between a ring of hot gas attracted to a huge black hole at the center of a galaxy. The image shows jets erupting from two locations.

The fact that a black hole that absorbs even light creates a "jet" is considered to be one of the greatest mysteries of astronomy. It is attracting attention as a clue to the formation of a hugeBlack Hole at the Center of the Milky Way galaxy.