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VLA Sky Survey Reveals Newborn Jets in Distant Galaxies

VLA Sky Survey Reveals Newborn Jets in Distant Galaxies

Comparing data from VLA sky surveys made some two decades apart revealed that the black hole-powered “engines” at the cores of some distant galaxies have launched new, superfast jets of material during the interval between the surveys.

IMAGE RELEASE: Galaxies in the Perseus Cluster

IMAGE RELEASE: Galaxies in the Perseus Cluster

New VLA images show how the crowded environment of a cluster of galaxies affects the individual galaxies, helping astronomers better understand some of the complex details of such an environment.