Black Holes’ Jets Herald Galaxies’ Mergers | Video

Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 10:10 in Astronomy & Space

The appearance of high-power, super-fast jets of plasma from supermassive black holes at the core of galaxies is a sign of recent – or presently continuing – merger with with another galaxy. Such jets emit powerful radio waves in opposite directions.

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