Galactic center image reveals massive stars in the Sagittarius C region powering a bright stream of high-speed electrons. (IMAGE)

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Galactic center image reveals massive stars in the Sagittarius C region powering a bright stream of high-speed electrons.

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A view of the center of our galaxy shows the Sagittarius C (Sgr C) region, where cold dust (magenta) and warmer gas and dust (cyan) surround a cluster of massive stars. The stars generate high-speed electrons (yellow) and shape the region’s magnetic fields (striped lines), producing a bright yellow filament—a stream of fast-moving electrons. Image by David Chuss, Kaitlyn Karpovich, and Roy Zhao using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, ESA’s Herschel Space Telescope, and MeerKAT.

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Image by David Chuss, Kaitlyn Karpovich, and Roy Zhao using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, ESA’s Herschel Space Telescope, and MeerKAT.

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