Summary
Hubble Space Telescope captures a 3,000-light-year-long jet of plasma (superheated gas) shooting out from galaxy M87's supermassive black hole. NASA calls this jet "blowtorch-like," and it seems to be triggering many stars near its trajectory to erupt.
Hubble image shows a vibrant jet shooting out from the galaxy M87. Astronomers suspect it's triggering a type of stellar explosion called a "nova"
