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Formerly TwitterNASA Webb Telescope
NASAWebb
As #BlackHoleWeek closes, here's the most distant supermassive black hole ever detected in X-rays.
Webb revealed the black hole's host galaxy existed 470 million years after the big bang, while @chandraxray confirmed the existence of the black hole: go.nasa.gov/4bzilwe pic.twitter.com/ggUatcu8Rf
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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
#BlackHoleWeek pic.twitter.com/cZvvw7f7oE
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ESO
ESO
1/ #BlackHoleWeek Day 4! ⚫🌌
Did you know the supermassive #BlackHole in the heart of our galaxy is surrounded by magnetic fields? ⚡🧲
Discover more 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Xi0U5nKAo
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Chandra Observatory
chandraxray
Can we vent?
Scientists have discovered an "exhaust vent" releasing hot gas from a region around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. It could help reveal how Sagittarius A* ingests & rejects material: s.si.edu/vent #BlackHoleWeek⚫ pic.twitter.com/Cgo4RlHrj9
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