Made by observing simultaneously from four countries, including Sweden, the image shows the glowing centre of the galaxy Messier 82 — and many bright remnants of supernova explosions. (sciencedaily.com)
«At the very centre of the galaxy, the filaments loop and curl inwards in an intriguing spiral shape, swirling around the supermassive black hole at such a distance that they are dragged into and eventually consumed by the black hole itself,» NASA and the ESA explained in a statement accompanying the image. (ibtimes.com)
Such galactic outflows are driven by the huge energy output from the active and turbulent centres of galaxies. (sciencedaily.com)