This Huge Black Hole Jet—the Biggest Ever—Could Change Our Understanding of the Universe
One key characteristic of a supermassive black hole is the duo of the extragalactic jets of material that form around its axis of rotation. A new study reveals that one such pair of jets, belonging to a black hole some 7.
This Black Hole Has a Cosmic Wingspan
Astronomers have discovered a black hole emitting energy in jets longer than the width of 140 Milky Way galaxies. An artist’s concept of Porphyrion, a jet of material 23 million light-years long that dates back to a time when the universe was less than ...
Biggest black hole jets ever seen are as long as 140 Milky Ways
The largest-ever black hole jets ever seen hint that these cosmic monsters may play an even more significant role in shaping galaxies than previously thought.
Biggest black hole jets ever seen span 140 Milky Way galaxies
An artist's illustration of the longest black hole jet system ever observed. Nicknamed Porphyrion after a mythological Greek giant, these jets span roughly 7 megaparsecs, or 23 million light- years. That is equivalent to lining up 140 Milky Way galaxies back-to-back. Credit: E. Wernquist / D. Nelson (IllustrisTNG Collaboration) / M. Oei
How black-hole-powered quasars killed off neighboring galaxies in the early universe
Astronomers have used the wide-field view of the Dark Energy Camera to confirm that supermassive-black-hole-powered quasars in the early universe were packed into dense neighborhoods. However, it seems these cosmic beasts weren't exactly the best neighbors.
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Astronomers Discover Largest Black Hole Jets Ever Seen: About 140 Milky Way Diameters in Size
Such a discovery is essential since it invalidates long-held assumptions regarding the size and effects that black hole ...
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The Milky Way's supermassive black hole is spinning incredibly fast and at the wrong angle. Scientists may finally know why.
Observations from the Event Horizon Telescope may reveal a secret merger in our supermassive black hole's past, potentially ...
Discovery of Giant Magnetic Halo Around Milky Way Could Shift Our View of Galactic Evolution
The Milky Way is home to gas, dust, billions of stars, and a supermassive black hole at its center. Living in this galactic ...
Can the black hole in the center of our galaxy expand to our solar system?
We now know that black holes occur frequently throughout the universe. One Sagittarius A* sits at the center of our galaxy, ...
Massive jets of material shooting from a black hole dwarf even the largest galaxies, scientists say
Astronomers have spotted a massive pair of jets releasing material from a distant black hole. The jets are so large they span ...
Supermassive Black Hole at the Centre of the Milky Way Is Spinning Unexpectedly
Sagittarius A* may have merged with another supermassive black hole New data reveals why Sagittarius A* spins differently ...
Faraway black hole unleashes record-setting energetic jets
Two mighty beams of energy have been detected shooting in opposite directions from a supermassive black hole inside a distant ...
Beyond Imagination: 140 Milky Ways Spanned by Record-Breaking Black Hole Jets
Astronomers have identified the largest black hole jet structure known, named Porphyrion, stretching 23 million light-years ...
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Black Hole Swarm Detected in Ancient Star Cluster in the Milky Way
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery: a swarm of over 100 stellar-mass black holes is traversing through the ...