M82 taken by the Spitzer Telescope. The hot plasma generated in supernova explosions has produced a hot wind which can be seen escaping from the nuclear region of M82 in the Spitzer telescope infra-red image of the galaxy where dust emission (coloured red) is detected. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Mystery object in Starburst Galaxy M82 possible micro-quasar
Radio astronomers at the University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Observatory have discovered a strange new object in a nearby galaxy. The object, which appeared very suddenly in radio wavelengths and shows no signs of going away, does not appear to be like anything that has been seen in the Milky Way.
A change in position for the object over the first 50 days is equivalent to an apparent superluminal motion of over four times the speed of light.
[The object is close to, but not at centre of M82 -- far enough away that it would seem unlikely that it is associated with the central collapsed core of this galaxy.]
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