标签: active galaxies

NASA的哈勃和钱德拉发现一对超大质量黑洞

就像两位相扑选手对峙一样,我们观测到了距离最近的一对超大质量黑洞。这两个黑洞相距约300光年,是通过NASA的哈勃太空望远镜和钱德拉X射线天文台探测到的。这些黑洞深埋在一对正在碰撞的星系中,由内落的气体和尘埃提供燃料,使其作为活跃星系核(AGN)发出明亮的光芒。

跳舞的幽灵:活跃星系的弯曲喷流

2021年9月1日 Dancing Ghosts: Curved Jets from Active Galaxies Image Credit: Jayanne English & Ray Norris, EMU-ASKAP, DES; Text: Jayanne English (U. Manitoba) Explanation: Why would galaxies emit jets that look like ghosts? And furthermore, why do they appear to be dancing? The curled and fluffy jets from the supermassive black holes at the centers of two h...