Posted on 01/06/2016 2:18:17 PM PST by Red Badger
NASA/CXC/Univ of Texas/E Schlegel et al Image caption The two waves of hot, X-ray emitting gas were seen in this image from Chandra ================================================================================================================
Astronomers have spotted two huge waves of gas being "burped" by the black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy.
The swathes of hot gas, detected in X-ray images from Nasa's Chandra space telescope, appear to be sweeping cooler hydrogen gas ahead of them.
This vast, rippling belch is taking place in NGC 5195 - a small, neglected sibling of the "Whirlpool Galaxy", 26 million light years away.
That makes it one of the closest black holes blasting gas in this way.
The findings, presented at the 227th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Florida, are a dramatic example of "feedback" between a supermassive black hole and its host galaxy.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Absolutely! The monster barking spider!
I hope it said “Excuse me” afterward.
Better out than in, I always say.
Oh no! Climate change!
Universal warming!
Thanks Red Badger. These pics were taken by ET astronomers on the Planet Maalox! ;')
At least it’s “burping”. I’d hate to see the other end.
Whatever you do, don’t light a match...
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