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Centaurus A in the spotlight: Plasma simulations reproduce black hole jets' mysterious bright edges

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Briefings

A team from the University of Würzburg successfully simulated the mysterious bright edges of plasma jets from the supermassive black hole in Centaurus A, a galaxy 12 million light-years away. The research, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, explains why these jets are brighter at their edges than at their center, resolving a long-standing mystery in astrophysics.

Key points

• A team from the Chair of Astronomy at the University of Würzburg developed plasma simulations that successfully reproduce the bright edges of jets from the supermassive black hole in Centaurus A.
• The jets travel at nearly the speed of light and are located in the galaxy Centaurus A, which is approximately 12 million light-years away from Earth.

Context

This research resolves a long-standing mystery in astrophysics regarding the structure of jets from the supermassive black hole in Centaurus A, a galaxy 12 million light-years away from Earth.

Limitations

The evidence is limited to a single published article from 2026. The simulations are theoretical models and do not provide direct observational confirmation of the jet edges. The specific physical mechanisms causing the brightness asymmetry remain unproven by direct measurement.

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