A galactic "super-volcano" in the massive galaxy M87 is erupting and blasting gas outwards, as witnessed by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and NSF's Very Large Array. The cosmic volcano is being driven by a giant black hole in the galaxy's center and preventing hundreds of millions of new stars from forming.
Selected coverage:
- Galactic Super-volcano in Action (Chandra press room, NASA HQ, Science Daily)
- Watch a Galactic Super-Volcano 50 Million Light Years Away (CBS News)
- Spectacular 'galactic super volcano explosion' captured by Nasa telescope (Daily Telegraph)
- Cosmic Volcano Erupting in M87 (Universe Today)
- Galactic Volcano Erupts in M87 (Wired)
