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Scientists discover largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe — its twice as long as our galaxy

Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have detected the largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe. It's twice as long as the Milky Way.

Gizmodo · 20h

Astronomers Discover Colossal Radio Jet From Early Universe

The giant jet flips the script on the origins of these structures, which were once thought to be linked only to extremely large black holes.

Science Daily · 16h

Largest radio jet ever seen in the early universe

Astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet. Historically, such large radio jets have remained elusive in the distant Universe. With these observations, astronomers have valuable new insights into when the first jets formed in the Universe and how they impacted the evolution of galaxies.

IFLScience on MSN · 19h

Spectacular Jet Over 200,000 Light-Years Across Is Largest Ever Seen In The Early Universe

Galaxies in a quasar state can release powerful jets from their active supermassive black holes. The jets can extend far into intergalactic space, even for millions of light-years. The process for many objects started a long time ago,

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Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Lit Up in a Way We’ve Never Seen Before

Image: CfA/Mel Weiss Astronomers have detected a mid-infrared flare from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy for the very first time, and it’s shedding new light ...

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The secret recipe of black holes: Study finds they can 'cook' their own meals in space

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

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Two enormous "bubbles" discovered towering above and below our Milky Way galaxy

In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...

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Gaia Detected an Entire Swarm of Black Holes Moving Through The Milky Way

A fluffy cluster of stars spilling across the sky may have a secret hidden in its heart: a swarm of over 100 stellar-mass black holes.

Scans of seemingly empty space reveal black holes not far from earth

If a star orbits a black hole, it will appear from a distance to be orbiting empty space. Gaia projects the star’s orbit on a ...

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Supermassive black holes in 'little red dot' galaxies are 1,000 times larger than they should be, and astronomers don't know why

"Our measurements imply that the supermassive black hole mass is 10% of the stellar mass in the galaxies we studied." ...

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Strange Flashes Could Be Signs of Closest Object Seen Near a Black Hole

Black holes themselves emit no light, but the supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies are often surrounded by huge clouds of material. It's this material, heated by friction and gravity as ...

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Why black holes are more than 'cosmic vacuum cleaners'

Black holes are notorious for gobbling up, well, everything. They're icons of destruction, ruthless voids, ambivalent abysses ...

Black Holes Cook Their Own Fuel in a Cosmic Feast

Supermassive black holes can fuel their own growth by cooling and recycling gas, creating a continuous cycle of feeding and ...

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Billions of Hidden Black Holes Could Be Lurking in Space

Artist's impression of a supermassive black hole surrounded by gas and dust in four different wavelengths of light. Visible ...

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Milky Way's Enormous Black Hole

Sagittarius A* has been seen by human eyes with an "image produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon ...

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