قنطورس A در کانون توجه: شبیه‌سازی‌های پلاسما لبه‌های درخشان مرموز جت‌های سیاه‌چاله را بازتولید می‌کنند.

Centaurus A in the spotlight: Plasma simulations reproduce black hole jets' mysterious bright edges

Around 12 million light-years away, the supermassive black hole of the galaxy Centaurus A is hurling two enormous plasma jets into space at nearly the speed of light. These so-called jets are brighter at their edges than at their center. The reason for this was previously unclear but has now been explained by a team from the Chair of Astronomy at the University of Würzburg. The research is published in the journal…