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Black hole jet boasts double helix structure molded by powerful magnetic fields

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An extraordinary galactic jet ejected from a supermassive black hole boasts a corkscrew-like helical structure, new ground-based telescope views reveal. The black hole lies at the center of an elliptical galaxy called Messier 87 (M87), which is located roughly 55 million light-years from Earth. The black hole — the first, and only, black hole ever … Read more

The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole burps ‘mini-jets,’ scientists find

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 The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy periodically “burps” a “mini-jet” out into space.  The Milky Way‘s supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), is over 4 million times more massive than our sun. Its strong gravitational pull draws nearby stars and gas clouds into its accretion disk. … Read more