Free Astronomy Magazine May-June 2026 ARABIC VERSION

MAY-JUNE2026 Hiddenchemistry at the heart oftheMilkyWay byESO BárbaraFerreira stronomers havecaptured the central region of our MilkyWayinastrikingnew image,unveilingacomplexnetwork offilamentsofcosmicgasin unprec- edented detail. Obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submil- limeter Array (ALMA), this rich dataset — the largest ALMA image todate—willallowastronomersto probethelivesofstarsinthemost extreme region of our galaxy, next tothesupermassiveblackholeatits centre. “It’saplaceofextremes,in- visibletooureyes,butnowrevealed inextraordinarydetail,” saysAshley Barnes,anastronomerattheEuro- peanSouthernObservatory(ESO)in Germany who is part of the team thatobtainedthenewdata.Theob- servationsprovideauniqueviewof the cold gas — the raw material fromwhichstarsform—withinthe so- called Central Molecular Zone (CMZ)ofourgalaxy.Itisthefirst ﻛ ﻤ ﺎء ﺧﻔ ﺔ ﻓﻲﻗﻠﺐ ﻣﺠﺮة در اﻟﺘ ﺎﻧﺔ : ﻘﻠﻢ ﺎر ﺮا ﻓ ﺮا اﻟﻤﺮﺻﺪ اﻷوروﺑﻲ اﻟـﺠﻨﻮﺑﻲ ﺗﻤﻜـﻦ ﻋﻠﻤﺎء اﻟﻔﻠـﻚ ﻣـﻦ ﺗﺼـﻮﻳﺮ ا ﻨﻄﻘـﺔ ا ﺮﻛﺰﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺠﺮﺗﻨﺎ درب اﻟﺘﺒﺎﻧـﺔ ﰲ ﺻـ ﻮرة ﺟﺪﻳﺪة ﻣﺬﻫﻠﺔ ﻛﺸﻔﺖ ﻋﻦ ﺷﺒﻜﺔ ﻣﻌﻘﺪة ﻣﻦ ﺧﻴﻮط اﻟﻐﺎز ا ﻟﻜﻮﻧﻲ ﺑﺘﻔﺎﺻﻴﻞ ﻏ ﻣﺴﺒﻮﻗﺔ . وﻗ ـﺪ ﺟ ﻤﻌــﺖ ﻫ ـﺬه اﻟﺒﻴﺎﻧــﺎت ﺑﺎﺳــﺘﺨﺪام ﻣﺼﻔﻮﻓﺔ أﺗﺎﻛﺎﻣﺎ ا ﻠﻴﻤﱰﻳﺔ / دون ا ﻠﻴﻤﱰﻳـﺔ ﻣﺼﻔﻮﻓﺔ أﺗﺎﻛﺎﻣﺎ ا ﻠﻴﻤﱰﻳـﺔ دون ا ﻠﻴﻤﱰﻳـﺔ اﻟﻜﺒ ة ( أ ﺎ) وﻫﻲ أﻛﱪ ﺻﻮرة ﺗـﻢ اﻟ ﺤﺼـﻮل ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﺑﻬﺬا ا ﺮﺻﺪ ﺣﺘﻰ اﻵن ﻣﺎ ﻳﺘﻴﺢ ﻟﻠﻌﻠﻤﺎء درا ﺳﺔ ﺣﻴﺎة اﻟﻨ ﺠﻮم ﰲ أﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻨـﺎﻃﻖ ا ﺠـﺮة ﺗﻄﺮﻓًﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮب ﻣﻦ اﻟﺜﻘﺐ اﻷﺳﻮد ﻓﺎﺋﻖ اﻟﻜﺘﻠﺔ ﰲ ﻣﺮﻛﺰﻫﺎ ﺗ. ﺔ ﻘﻮل ﻋﺎ اﻟﻔﻠﻚ آﺷﲇ ﺑﺎرﻧﺰ ﻣﻦ ا ﺮﺻـﺪ اﻷوروﺑـﻲ اﻟﺠﻨـﻮﺑ إﻧﻬـﺎ ": ﻲ ﻣﻜـﺎن ﻣﺘﻄﺮف اﻟﻈﺮوف ﻏ ﻣﺮﺋﻴﺔ ﻷﻋﻴﻨﻨـﺎ ﻟﻜﻨﻬـﺎ أﺻﺒﺤﺖ اﻵن ﻣﻜﺸﻮﻓﺔ ﺑﺘﻔﺎﺻﻴﻞ اﺳﺘﺜﻨﺎﺋﻴﺔ ." ﺗﻮﻓﺮ ﻫﺬه اﻟﺮﺻﻮدات رؤﻳﺔ ﻓ ﺮﻳﺪة ﻟﻠﻐﺎز اﻟﺒﺎرد ﺗﻮﻓﺮ ﻫﺬه اﻷرﺻﺎد اﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪة رؤﻳﺔ ﻓﺮﻳﺪة ﻟﻠﻐﺎز اﻟﺒﺎرد وﻫﻮ ا ﺎدة اﻟﺨ ﺎم اﻟﺘـﻲ ﺗﺘﺸـﻜﻞ ﻣﻨﻬـﺎ اﻟﻨﺠﻮم داﺧﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻌﺮف ﺑ ﺎ ﻨﻄﻘـﺔ اﻟﺠﺰﻳﺌﻴـﺔ ا ﺮﻛﺰﻳﺔ ﰲ ﻣﺠﺮﺗﻨﺎ وﺗﻌﺪ ﻫﺬه ﻫﻲ اﻷوﱃ اﻟﺘـﻲ ﻳﺘﻢ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ اﺳﺘﻜﺸﺎف ﻫﺬا اﻟﻐـﺎز اﻟﺒـﺎرد ﻋـﱪ ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﻫﺬه ا ﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺑﻬﺬه اﻟﺪﻗﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻴﺔ . ﺗﻤﺘﺪ ا ﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻐﻄﻴﻬ ﺎ اﻟﺼﻮرة ﻷﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ 650 ﺳﻨﺔ ﺿﻮﺋﻴﺔ وﺗﺤﺘﻀﻦ ﺎً ﺳﺤﺒ ﻛﺜﻴﻔﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟ ﻐﺎز واﻟﻐﺒﺎر ﺗﺤﻴﻂ ﺑﻤﺮﻛﺰ ا ﺠﺮة . ﺗﻜﺸـﻒ اﻟﺒﻴﺎﻧـﺎت اﻟﺠﺪﻳـﺪة ﺗﻔﺎﺻـﻴﻞ ﻏـ - ﻣﺎﻳﻮ ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻮ 2 0 2 6