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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
We are wrapping up #BlackHoleWeek with the 1st image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*. This image was released in 2022, and observations were made by @ehtelescope in 2017. bit.ly/4adJmEb
📸: Event Horizon Telescope Collab
#NSFfunded pic.twitter.com/Xrmv8dX5Ae
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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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ESO
#BlackHoleWeek Day 5 — our last post of the week 😢 Let’s finish with a bang 💥
Gaia BH3 is a stellar #BlackHole ⚫ recently discovered in the #MilkyWay: and the biggest in our galactic neighborhood 🌌
Watch this to learn more 👇
orlo.uk/dfrv0
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