• Question: What things do you see in space?

    Asked by Lucas to Tom, scottacton, sraimundo, Ryan B, maiajones, Kathy Wu, jadegray, Ben D, Alex M on 19 Mar 2026.
    • Photo: Jade Gray

      Jade Gray answered on 19 Mar 2026:


      I look at cold gas that a black hole is pushing around. Black holes release lots of energy into their surroundings. This can inflate very large, hot bubbles of plasma. As these bubbles rise they can drag out cold gas with them. We see this happening in many massive galaxies.

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