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NASA Chandra Space Telescope Collection
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NASA Chandra Space Telescope Collection
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Chandra X-ray Image of NGC 4258
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Chandra X-ray Image of NGC 4258
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NGC 4258 is a spiral galaxy about 25 million light years from Earth, also known as M106. The Chandra image of NGC 4258 reveals the so-called anomalous arms. These mysterious structures are due to shock waves generated by the supermassive black hole in the nucleus of the galaxy.
(Credit: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Maryland/A.S. Wilson et al.)
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NGC 4258 is a spiral galaxy about 25 million light years from Earth, also known as M106. The Chandra image of NGC 4258 reveals the so-called anomalous arms. These mysterious structures are due to shock waves generated by the supermassive black hole in the nucleus of the galaxy.
(Credit: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Maryland/A.S. Wilson et al.)
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Earth
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Earth
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Maryland
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Maryland
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M106
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M106
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SPD-CHAND-photo/2007 /ngc4258/ngc4258_xra y.tif
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SPD-CHAND-photo/2007 /ngc4258/ngc4258_xra y.tif
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