NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory


Inside The High Energy Jet Of Centaurus A Groundbreaking Discoveries In Black Hole Jet Dynamics

Inside the High-Energy Jet of Centaurus A: Groundbreaking Discoveries in Black Hole Jet Dynamics

Recent observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) have provided an unprecedented look into the high-energy jets of Centaurus A, a galaxy located 12 million light-years from Earth. Through decades of X-ray data and advanced polarimetry, scientists are deciphering the particle dynamics within this massive 13,000-light-year jet.