Tuesday, 24 May 2011

Galaxy Closeup Reveals BestEver Snapshot of Black Hole Jets

A black hole with a mass of 55 million suns is spewing jets of material into the cosmos, hurling gamma rays and radio waves into interstellar space.

Researchers peered at the galaxy with the closest-ever resolution, seeing galactic features up to 15 light-days across.

Source:
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-05/galaxy-closeup-reveals-best-ever-snapshot-black-hole-jets

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