This animation of a blob begins with a close-up view of a super-massive <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Black_hole" title="Black hole">black hole</a> in the centre of a galaxy. Material falls into the black hole via a hot, rotating disk, and powers an outflow that pushes out into the galaxy. The view pulls back to show the galaxy hosting the black hole, as the outflow travels away from the galaxy and heats up surrounding gas. Several other outflows powered by the black hole are seen. The view pulls back even further to show the full extent of the gas in the blob containing the galaxy.
NASA/CXC/A.Hobart
2009-06-24
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