ESOcast 182 Light - ALMA and MUSE Detect Galactic Fountain - HD

2018-11-15 1

Observations by ALMA and data from the MUSE spectrograph on ESO’s VLT have revealed a colossal fountain of molecular gas powered by a black hole in the brightest galaxy of the Abell 2597 cluster — the full galactic cycle of inflow and outflow powering this vast cosmic fountain has never before been observed in one system.

Credit/Courtesy: ESO