A massive filament of gas and dust, designated X7, has been elongated during its long approach to the Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. See W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of X7 and an animation of its closest approach to the black hole here,

Credit: Space.com | imagery & animation courtesy: A. Ciurlo et al./UCLA GCOI/W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko | edited by [Steve Spaleta]

Music: Shifting Angles by Experia / courtesy of Epidemic Sound