Caption Light curve of the gamma-ray flare (bottom) and collection of quasi-simulated images of the M87 jet (top) at various scales obtained in radio and X-ray during the 2018 campaign. The ...

Also known as Virgo A or NGC 4486, M87 is the brightest object in the Virgo ... "These efforts promise to shed light on the disk-jet connection and uncover the origins and mechanisms behind ...

While novae are common in galaxies, what is unusual in M87 is the enhanced frequency of these explosions near the jet, despite the stars not being directly in its path. Lead author Alec Lessing of ...

NASA has discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy M87, 52 million light-years ... One of the most striking features is a massive jet of plasma, first detected decades ago ...