More information: Kokoro Hosogi et al, The bulk motion of gas in the core of the Centaurus galaxy cluster, Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08561-z Provided by University of Alabama in ...

Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of astronomers has discovered lumps of particles within a black hole jet in the Centaurus A galaxy, moving at an unprecedented 94% the speed of light.

Centaurus A: The Centaurus A galaxy is located in the constellation of Centaurus. It was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop from his home in Parramatta, in New South Wales ...

A black hole jet from the Centaurus A galaxy is "hitting something along its path," that is baffling astronomers. The Chandra X-ray Telescop team takes you on a tour of the system. Credit: NASA ...