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Astronomers have discovered a black hole emitting energy in jets longer than the width of 140 Milky Way galaxies.

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Such a discovery is essential since it invalidates long-held assumptions regarding the size and effects that black hole jets ...

A new study reveals that one such pair of jets, belonging to a black hole some 7.5 billion light-years away, stretches some 23 million light-years—the equivalent of placing 140 Milky Ways in a ...

Astronomers have spotted a massive pair of jets releasing material from a distant black hole. The jets are so large they span ...

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NEW YORK — Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy. The jets shooting hot plasma are the largest ever spotted — about as long as 140 Milky ...