Can you get your mind around that?

Astronomers are calling this a real life Death Star and they have a pic.  This is an insane discovery of a phenomenon that has caught a lot of attention and making quite a buzz.  Here is what they found almost by accident by the astronomy community:

According to the scientists, the emission of X-ray particles most likely results from electrons spiralling around magnetic field lines in a process called synchrotron emission. It’s not fully understood how it’s occurring here, but the researchers think the electrons must be continuously re-accelerated as they move out along the jet.

The composite image – seen above, and below with annotations – depicts a galaxy called Pictor A, located nearly 500 million light-years away from Earth. The researchers say that the black hole at the centre of Pictor A releases a huge amount of gravitational energy, as material swirls toward its event horizon. This energy produces a jet of particles that streams over a distance of 300,000 light-years.

That is absolutely awesome!

Let’s check out a related video showing some enormous black holes in the video on page 2

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