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M87's Energetic Jet. The glow is probably caused by high energy electrons spiraling along magnetic field lines -- so-called synchrotron radiation. Astrophysicists believe that the power derives from M87 approaching a supermassive black hole.

Credits: X-ray: H. Marshall (MIT), et al., CXC, NASA Radio: F. Zhou, F. Owen (NRAO), J. Biretta (STScI) Optical: E. Perlman (UMBC), et al., STScI, NASA

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(del) (cur) 19:56, 11 September 2005 . . Iantresman (Talk | contribs) . . 693×467 (107,759 bytes) ('''M87's Energetic Jet'''. The glow is probably caused by high energy electrons spiraling along magnetic field lines -- so-called synchrotron radiation. Standard cosmology suggests that the power derives from M87 approaching a supermassive black hole.)