ESOcast 122 Light: Supermassive Black Holes Feed on Cosmic Jellyfish (4K UHD) from black web series on youtube Watch Video
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Description: Observations of “Jellyfish galaxies” with ESO’s Very Large Telescope have revealed a previously unknown way to fuel supermassive black holes. It seems the mechanism that produces the tentacles of gas and newborn stars that give these galaxies their nickname also makes it possible for the gas to reach the central regions of the galaxies, feeding the black hole that lurks in each of them and causing it to shine brilliantly.nnThis quick video explains the main points.nnThe video is available
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