The small core of elliptical galaxy M87 appears to be energizing its whole galactic neighborhood. These bubbles measure 200,000 light-years across and surround the entire galaxy . The source creating and feeding the bubbles has been traced to jets pointing back to M87's center , where a supermassive black hole is thought to live. The labeled numbers refer to the wavelength of the radio waves observed. The exact composition of these jets is not known , but thought to contain various subatomic particles .
Specific rights apply .