NGC 1266 (IMAGE)

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

NGC 1266

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This is an artist impression of the central region of NGC 1266. The jets from the central black hole are creating turbulence in the surrounding molecular gas, suppressing star formation in an otherwise ideal environment to form new stars.

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B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)

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