"Teacup Galaxy's Black Hole Jets Create Bubble Stir in Gas"
Relativistic jets from a supermassive black hole in the Teacup Galaxy are moving, heating, and accelerating the galaxy's gas, according to new observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). Even low-power jets have an impact on the galaxy's ability to form new stars, as they redistribute and disrupt the surrounding gas. The biggest effects were actually perpendicular to the direction of the jets, instead of head-on, caused by the shocks induced by the jet-driven bubble, which heats up and blows the gas.