Observations over the past 20 years reveal high-energy collisions inside the black hole jet in NGC 3862! While it has been known that the jets from black holes are extremely energetic, shooting out particles at about 98% the speed of light, astronomers were “shocked” to see collisions occuring inside the jets themselves.
This week, join +Tony Darnell, Dr. +Carol Christian and +Scott Lewis as they host the #HubbleHangout , discussing the science behind this discovery with the astronomers that used the +Hubble Space Telescope to make the observations.
You can interact with the team by commenting below or using the Q&A app in Google+ or YouTube. Also Tweet us your comments and questions at @HubbleTelescope using the hash tag #HubbleHangout and it might get answered on air.
Learn more about the news here: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2015/19
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