Looking Up - 15 April 2016

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Super Massive Black Holes emitting jets all in the same direction the latest from research in Cape Town:

Big news in astronomy: local research has uncovered black holes emitting jets of material into interstellar space which are all pointing in the same direction. This has implications for how the universe was formed. Listen to Professor Russ Taylor of the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy explain these latest findings.

14 Apr 2016 English South Africa Places & Travel Kechil Kirkham

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