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Ever wonder what happens when you fall into a black hole? Thanks to a new, immersive visualization produced on a NASA supercomputer, we're kicking off #BlackHoleWeek with a virtual plunge into the event horizon—a black hole's point of no return: go.nasa.gov/44MCBs5 pic.twitter.com/CoMsArORj4
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NASA Webb Telescope
NASAWebb
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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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 đź“ą: B. Saxton/@TheNRAO/AUI/NSF #BlackHoleWeek pic.twitter.com/cZvvw7f7oE
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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. đź“Ś bit.ly/3JR7Poc đź“· @geminiobs @NOIRLabAstro/ NSF/AURA/J. da Silva #BlackHoleWeek pic.twitter.com/KriQYlAUNs
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