The Chandra X-ray image of Pictor A shows a spectacular jet that emanates from a black hole in the center of the galaxy and extends across 300,000 years toward a brilliant hotspot and a counter jet pointing in the opposite direction.
The Chandra X-ray image of Pictor A shows a spectacular jet that emanates from a black hole in the center of the galaxy and extends across 300,000 years toward a brilliant hotspot and a counter jet pointing in the opposite direction.
Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Hertfordshire/M. Hardcastle et al.; Radio: CSIRO/ATNF/ATCA