Hubble sees magnetic monster in erupting galaxy
Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 17:14
in Astronomy & Space
The Hubble Space Telescope has found the answer to a long-standing puzzle by resolving giant but delicate filaments shaped by a strong magnetic field around the active galaxy NGC 1275. It is the most striking example of the influence of these immense tentacles of extragalactic magnetic fields, say researchers. read more
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