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Galaxy M106
NASA

Galaxy M106
This Chandra X-ray image shows galaxy M106, a spiral galaxy about 25 million light years from Earth. The image reveals the anomalous arms astronomers believe to be caused by shock waves generated by the supermassive black hole in the nucleus of the galaxy.


Pictures: NASA

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