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Cosmology - Advanced Topics
 
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A jet of synchrotron radiation is emitting from the core of M87. It is believed the engine for this jet is a supermassive black hole.

Click on the image to view a video of this jet. It demonstrates the pulsing of the jet by the fast rotation of the black hole.

 

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