@NASA: This galaxy is a little extra. Meet Messier 106, a spiral galaxy with an extra set of arms. These two additional arms a…
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NASA shares an image of Messier 106, a spiral galaxy with extra arms formed by gas heated by jets from its central black hole, visualized by Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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This galaxy is a little extra.
Meet Messier 106, a spiral galaxy with an extra set of arms. These two additional arms are made of gas heated up by jets from the galaxy’s central black hole. The jets’ superheated shockwaves are depicted in royal blue by @chandraxray. https://t.co/421Lzs0r0c
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