Jet..

• by memento20101

  Come across this image today. Is it a jet going through whole galaxy? How to explain it?
  Any input would be appreciated.

  Posted February 17, 2014 10:52 PM

• by DocR scientist

  Yes, this is typical. The jets usually extend way beyond the galaxies, sometimes by orders of magnitude. Pretty source.

  Posted February 19, 2014 3:18 PM

• by memento20101

  What is a possbile source of such power?

  Posted February 20, 2014 10:23 PM

• by akapinska scientist in response to memento20101's comment.

  The central supermassive black hole. These black holes in centres of galaxies are >1,000,000 x mass of our Sun

  Posted February 21, 2014 3:49 AM