Keyword: Circinus Galaxy
The Center of the Circinus Galaxy in X Rays
16.05.2001
The Circinus Galaxy
4.12.2000
16.05.2001
Are black holes the cause of X-rays that pour out from the center of the Circinus galaxy? A new high-resolution image from the orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory has resolved the inner regions of this nearby galaxy into several smaller sources. The image is shown above in representative-color.
The Circinus Galaxy
4.12.2000
Powerful forces are at play in the nearby Circinus Galaxy. Hot gas, colored pink, is being ejected out of the spiral galaxy from the central region. Much of Circinus' tumultuous gas, however, is concentrated in two rings.
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