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Variability of X-ray Emission from M87

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New rocket observations of this galaxy, distinguished by an optical jet 1,500 parsec long, suggest a variable X-ray emission probably linked with inhomogeneities in the jet.

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BYRAM, E., CHUBB, T. & FRIEDMAN, H. Variability of X-ray Emission from M87. Nature 229, 544–546 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229544a0

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