The M87 jet NASA/ESA/Z. Levay (STScI/AURA) The giant elliptical galaxy M87 resides near the center of the vast Virgo cluster, a collection of more than 1,000 galaxies located some 50 to 55 million light-years from Earth. The bright X-ray emission coming from M87 shows it to be the cluster’s dominant member. The galaxy also harborsContinue reading "Meet face to face with a black hole’s jet"
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