By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have captured for the first time the shadow of a black hole and the powerful jet of material emerging from it in a newly released image. The supermassive black hole is at the center of the galaxy Messier 87, or M87.
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New first-of-its-kind image reveals a jet of material launching from a black hole
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Supermassive black hole captured shooting out near-speed-of-light jet of material for the very first time
Scientists studying the supermassive black hole at the heart of the M87 galaxy have revealed the origins of the monster's powerful jet and imaged the jet and its source together for the first time. What's more, the observations have revealed that the black hole's ring is much larger than scientists …
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have captured for the first time the shadow of a black hole and the powerful jet of material emerging from it in a newly released image. The supermassive black hole is at the center of the galaxy Messier 87, or M87.
A new study gives insight about the ring of hot churning material destined to plummet into a supermassive black hole, and its connection to a high-speed jet.
