Astronomers found a peculiar alignment of novae explosions with a massive jet in the M87 galaxy. Despite various theories, the exact reason for this alignment remains a mystery.
For the moment, it is unclear if this situation is unique to M87, or if this is a common effect of galactic jets. Unfortunately, the math on this theory doesn’t check out. As powerful as the radiation from the jet is, the stars are too small and the distances too great for it to have much influence. We can probably rule this answer out: the effect is “orders of magnitude” too weak.
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