ALMA probes mysteries of jets from giant black holes
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have focused on jets from the huge black holes at the centers of galaxies and observe how they affect their surroundings. They have now obtained the best view yet of the molecular gas around a nearby, quiet black hole and caught an unexpected glimpse of the base of a powerful jet close to a distant black hole.