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Hundreds of ancient, invisible structures discovered near our galaxy's center
By Brandon Specktor
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U.S. National Science Foundation
NSF
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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U.S. National Science Foundation
NSF
Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the galaxy, has a mass 4.3 million times greater than the sun. It comprises 99.9% of the mass at the center of the Milky Way.
📌 bit.ly/3JR7Poc
📷 @geminiobs @NOIRLabAstro/ NSF/AURA/J. da Silva
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LIGO
LIGO
We have observed a diverse family of black holes using #GravitationalWaves
We now now they come in a range of sizes, but what are the biggest and smallest black holes we have discovered?
#BlackHoleWeek 1/🧵
📊: @NUCIERA pic.twitter.com/RlMdZ3w8gF
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Event Horizon 'Scope
ehtelescope
Kicking off #blackholeweek with some of our fave images of black holes (we're partial) over the past 5 years.
Top L: First image of M87*, Top R: M87* in polarized light, Bottom R: Milky Way Galaxy's black hole SgrA*, Bottom L: SgrA* in polarized light.
Credit: EHT Collaboration pic.twitter.com/0DldBMZOjJ
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