Radio telescope reveals secrets of massive black hole

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Artists conception of region near supermassive black hole where twisted magnetic fields propel and shape jet of particles. Credit: Marscher et al. Wolfgang Steffen Cosmovision NRAOAUINSF
Artist's conception of region near supermassive black hole where twisted magnetic fields propel and shape jet of particles. Credit: Marscher et al., Wolfgang Steffen, Cosmovision, NRAO/AUI/NSF

At the cores of many galaxies, supermassive black holes expel powerful jets of particles at nearly the speed of light. Just how they perform this feat has long been one of the mysteries of astrophysics.


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