Galaxy M87 jet, Chandra X-ray image. M87 is an elliptical galaxy that is about 50 million light years away from Earth. It has a supermassive black hole at its core which gathers infalling material and produces powerful jets that launch energetic particles outwards. The jets contains clumps or knots (bright areas) that form when material falls on them. | |
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