The Anomalous Arms of Spiral Galaxy Messier 106 | Hubble

The Anomalous Arms of Spiral Galaxy Messier 106 | Hubble

This video rotates around an artist's impression of Messier 106 (M106), showing how the 'anomalous arms' of hot gas are structured. The jets powered by matter falling into the black hole at the center of the galaxy are inclined compared to the plane of the galaxy. These disrupt the gas within the galaxy's disc, heating it up and pushing it out of the plane of the galaxy, arching away from the jets. Hubble's image of M106 clearly shows the arching red gaseous arms, though the jets coming from the galaxy's center are not visible.

Video Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), L. Calçada

Duration: 26 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 17, 2016

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