--- title: "360-Degree Video Puts You in the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy" description: "This 360-degree visualization of the Milky Way galaxy comes courtesy of data collected by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and NASA's Ames supercomputer." date: "2019-03-22" modified: "2019-03-22" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor.md" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/360-degree-video-milky-way-galaxy" categories: - "Off-World" - "Space" tags: - "black hole" - "milky way" - "NASA" - "the digest" --- # 360-Degree Video Puts You in the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy ![This ultra-high-definition 360 degree visualization comes courtesy of data collected by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and NASA's Ames supercomputer.]() *\Image: Chandra X-ray Center\* ## Galaxy Quest Strap in and hold tight — you're about to be teleported into a 360-degree rendering of the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The ultra-high-definition visualization comes courtesy of data collected by the [Chandra X-ray Observatory](), a space observatory that launched into orbit in 1999. NASA's Ames supercomputer rendered the data as a stunning simulation you can experience from the comfort of home. "This visualization shows the effects of massive stellar giants blowing off powerful winds in the region around the Galaxy's supermassive black hole," NASA said in [a statement](). https://youtu.be/wBxW2_B9_Is ## Hot as Hell In the video, you can watch gases emit X-rays and see outbursts from gases that are near black holes. According to the NASA release, these gases are tens of millions of degrees Kelvin. NASA hopes to use the animation to study the environment around black hole. **READ MORE:** [Galactic center visualization delivers star power]() \[Chandra X-ray Center\] **More on the Milky Way:** *[New NASA Measurements: Milky Way Galaxy Is “On the Beefier Side"]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() ## More - [New NASA Picture Shows Milky Way’s Violent, Energetic “Downtown”]() - [How Many Stars, Planets and Black Holes Are In the Milky Way Galaxy?]() - [Astronomers Just Found A Rogue Black Hole Careening Through Its Galaxy]() - [Here’s What’s Keeping the Milky Way’s Giant Black Hole at Bay]() - [A City-Sized Star Is Blocking the View of Our Galaxy’s Black Hole]() - [We Just Found Evidence of the Second Largest Black Hole in our Galaxy]() - [A Distant Supermassive Black Hole Emits Giant “Death Rays” Larger Than Our Galaxy]() - [Scientists: Magnetic Fields May Have Crushed Our Entire Galaxy]()