Enormous Galaxy Tail Is Twice The Length Of The Milky Way

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The amazing trail of gas is 250,000 light-years long. X-ray: NASA/CXC/University of Bonn/G. Schellenberger et al; Optical: INT

This stunning image is far more than just a worthy screensaver. Captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory, this twinkling celestial scene shows something truly mind-boggling: a stream of scorching hot gas 250,000 light-years in length. That’s twice the diameter of our host galaxy, the Milky Way.