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In ancient legends, looking at Medusa turned unfortunate viewers to stone, but
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory finds the
Medusa galaxy easy on the eyes. The mythological Medusa had hair of writhing snakes, while this
galaxy's "
hair" is a tidal tail formed by a collision between
galaxies.
X-ray data has pinpointed a bright ornament in the left side of
Medusa's hair -- not a shining jewel, but a black hole that may hold clues to
star formation.
> Photo> Chandra X-ray Center
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