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An image of the region around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, captured in polarized light. A central dark region -- the shadow of the black hole -- is surrounded by swirling orange, yellow, and white lines. The sweep of the lines conveys the direction of polarization of the light, which is related to the structure of the magnetic field around the black hole.