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Supermassive black hole's mysterious hiccups' likely caused by neighboring black hole's 'punches'
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1st detection of 'hiccupping' black hole leads to surprising discovery of 2nd black hole orbiting around it
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This #BlackHoleWeek, we're pulled in by the farthest active supermassive black hole ever spotted. Webb's image shows the black hole's host: GN-z11, a galaxy that existed when our 13.8 billion-year-old universe was only about 430 million years old. More: go.nasa.gov/4dujNS2 pic.twitter.com/n4NYvP7gzt
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What is a #blackhole?
Although black holes are invisible and may seem fictional, they are very real. Learn more about them in the new episode of "The Discovery Files for Kids:" bit.ly/3JS3G34
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Did you know that supermassive black holes are found in a unique class of galaxies called compact symmetric objects? They are characterized for emitting super-fast power jets. To learn more, visit: bit.ly/4dt0PeH
📹: B. Saxton/@TheNRAO/AUI/NSF
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How does a black hole eat?
The Andromeda Galaxy, our cosmic neighbor, is fed by rivers of galactic dust that flow into the supermassive black hole at its center.
This tasty treat dropped just in time for #BlackHoleWeek. go.nasa.gov/3wjhjW9 pic.twitter.com/ZBX92UbnJC
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