#centralmolecularzone — Public Fediverse posts

ALMA #CentralMolecularZone Exploration Survey (ACES) - Overview: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20340 and five other papers -> Largest image of its kind shows hidden chemistry at the heart of the Milky Way: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2603/

Hot from the Central Molecular Zone: new study measuring magnetic field near the center of the Milky Way helps to decode the precise astrophysical dynamics at the heart of our galaxy

https://physicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/article/galactic-rosetta-stone/

#MilkyWay #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrodon #science #news #CentralMolecularZone #SagittariusC

A top-down view of the Milky Way’s #CentralMolecularZone - four 3-D CMZ papers: https://centralmolecularzone.github.io/3D_CMZ/ -> UConn researchers develop a clearer 3D model of the galactic center: https://today.uconn.edu/2025/05/charting-our-galaxys-extreme-center/

"Planets, planets everywhere!"

Despite the immediate region around a SMBH being a bit sketchy for planets (and megastructures) planets seem to grow in all sorts of conditions, including the tumultuous depths of the Core of this Galaxy.

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/there-are-planets-forming-in-the-center-of-the-milky-way

#Space #Exoplanets #Astrodon #CentralMolecularZone

Dual-band Unified Exploration of three CMZ Clouds (DUET) - cloud-wide census of continuum sources showing low spectral indices: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/05/aa53601-24/aa53601-24.html -> Using new observations with the ALMA telescope array in Chile, researchers have compiled the most precise map of three regions in the Milky Way’s #CentralMolecularZone to date: https://www.uni-koeln.de/en/university/news/news/news-detail/a-multitude-of-protoplanetary-discs-detected-in-the-galactic-centre

ALMA Discovers “Space Tornadoes” Around the Milky Way’s Core!

Although the galaxy’s central molecular zone (CMZ) has long been known to be filled with swirling dust and gas molecules cycling through formation and destruction, the mechanism that drives this process has remained elusive. Molecules serve as tracers for various processes in molecular clouds, with silicon monoxide (SiO) particularly useful in detecting the presence of shock waves.

Using ALMA’s high resolution and sensitivity to map distinct spectral lines within the molecular clouds at the center of the Milky Way, the team led by Kai Yang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) has delineated a new type of long, narrow filamentary structure at a significantly finer scale. The dynamic interaction between this turbulent environment and the slim filaments produced as shocks ripple through provides a more complete view of the cyclical processes within the CMZ.

Yang’s team reports it remains unknown how these slim filaments initially arise, but shock processes emerge as a likely explanation.

More info at https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/alma-discovers-space-tornadoes-around-the-milky-ways-core/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #MilkyWay #CMZ #CentralMolecularZone #SgrA* #GalacticCenter

ALMA Discovers “Space Tornadoes” Around the Milky Way’s Core!

Although the galaxy’s central molecular zone (CMZ) has long been known to be filled with swirling dust and gas molecules cycling through formation and destruction, the mechanism that drives this process has remained elusive. Molecules serve as tracers for various processes in molecular clouds, with silicon monoxide (SiO) particularly useful in detecting the presence of shock waves.

Using ALMA’s high resolution and sensitivity to map distinct spectral lines within the molecular clouds at the center of the Milky Way, the team led by Kai Yang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) has delineated a new type of long, narrow filamentary structure at a significantly finer scale. The dynamic interaction between this turbulent environment and the slim filaments produced as shocks ripple through provides a more complete view of the cyclical processes within the CMZ.

Yang’s team reports it remains unknown how these slim filaments initially arise, but shock processes emerge as a likely explanation.

More info at https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/alma-discovers-space-tornadoes-around-the-milky-ways-core/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #MilkyWay #CMZ #CentralMolecularZone #SgrA* #GalacticCenter

ALMA Discovers “Space Tornadoes” Around the Milky Way’s Core!

Although the galaxy’s central molecular zone (CMZ) has long been known to be filled with swirling dust and gas molecules cycling through formation and destruction, the mechanism that drives this process has remained elusive. Molecules serve as tracers for various processes in molecular clouds, with silicon monoxide (SiO) particularly useful in detecting the presence of shock waves.

Using ALMA’s high resolution and sensitivity to map distinct spectral lines within the molecular clouds at the center of the Milky Way, the team led by Kai Yang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) has delineated a new type of long, narrow filamentary structure at a significantly finer scale. The dynamic interaction between this turbulent environment and the slim filaments produced as shocks ripple through provides a more complete view of the cyclical processes within the CMZ.

Yang’s team reports it remains unknown how these slim filaments initially arise, but shock processes emerge as a likely explanation.

More info at https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/alma-discovers-space-tornadoes-around-the-milky-ways-core/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #MilkyWay #CMZ #CentralMolecularZone #SgrA* #GalacticCenter

ALMA Discovers “Space Tornadoes” Around the Milky Way’s Core!

Although the galaxy’s central molecular zone (CMZ) has long been known to be filled with swirling dust and gas molecules cycling through formation and destruction, the mechanism that drives this process has remained elusive. Molecules serve as tracers for various processes in molecular clouds, with silicon monoxide (SiO) particularly useful in detecting the presence of shock waves.

Using ALMA’s high resolution and sensitivity to map distinct spectral lines within the molecular clouds at the center of the Milky Way, the team led by Kai Yang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) has delineated a new type of long, narrow filamentary structure at a significantly finer scale. The dynamic interaction between this turbulent environment and the slim filaments produced as shocks ripple through provides a more complete view of the cyclical processes within the CMZ.

Yang’s team reports it remains unknown how these slim filaments initially arise, but shock processes emerge as a likely explanation.

More info at https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/alma-discovers-space-tornadoes-around-the-milky-ways-core/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #MilkyWay #CMZ #CentralMolecularZone #SgrA* #GalacticCenter

ALMA Discovers “Space Tornadoes” Around the Milky Way’s Core!

Although the galaxy’s central molecular zone (CMZ) has long been known to be filled with swirling dust and gas molecules cycling through formation and destruction, the mechanism that drives this process has remained elusive. Molecules serve as tracers for various processes in molecular clouds, with silicon monoxide (SiO) particularly useful in detecting the presence of shock waves.

Using ALMA’s high resolution and sensitivity to map distinct spectral lines within the molecular clouds at the center of the Milky Way, the team led by Kai Yang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) has delineated a new type of long, narrow filamentary structure at a significantly finer scale. The dynamic interaction between this turbulent environment and the slim filaments produced as shocks ripple through provides a more complete view of the cyclical processes within the CMZ.

Yang’s team reports it remains unknown how these slim filaments initially arise, but shock processes emerge as a likely explanation.

More info at https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/alma-discovers-space-tornadoes-around-the-milky-ways-core/

#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray #MilkyWay #CMZ #CentralMolecularZone #SgrA* #GalacticCenter

Anomalous Ionization in the Central Molecular Zone by Sub-GeV Dark Matter

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.101001

#HackerNews #Anomalous #Ionization #DarkMatter #CentralMolecularZone #PhysicsResearch #SubGeV

Anomalous Ionization in the Central Molecular Zone by Sub-GeV Dark Matter

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.101001

#HackerNews #Anomalous #Ionization #DarkMatter #CentralMolecularZone #PhysicsResearch #SubGeV

Anomalous Ionization in the Central Molecular Zone by Sub-GeV Dark Matter

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.101001

#HackerNews #Anomalous #Ionization #DarkMatter #CentralMolecularZone #PhysicsResearch #SubGeV

Anomalous Ionization in the Central Molecular Zone by Sub-GeV Dark Matter

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.101001

#HackerNews #Anomalous #Ionization #DarkMatter #CentralMolecularZone #PhysicsResearch #SubGeV