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Some of the brightest objects in space are blazars—supermassive black holes feeding off material, which can create two powerful jets of high-speed particles.

A recent discovery using IXPE data solves a mystery 40 years in the works: https://go.nasa.gov/3V8StPU
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A 5-for-1 #BlackHoleFriday deal? Shown here is Stephan's Quintet. While the five galaxies are the focal point, this Webb image also reveals outflows driven by a supermassive black hole in one of the galaxies in never-before-seen detail: https://go.nasa.gov/3F4Fvgy
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A black hole's gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape it. 😱

But on this #BlackHoleFriday, we ask you not to fear the mysterious things in our universe and instead be open to their beauty.
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#BlackHoleFriday 🤝 #FlashbackFriday

Thirty years ago, @nasa released this extraordinary Hubble image of a gas and dust disk fueling a galaxy’s black hole.

Hubble observations helped provide evidence that most galaxies contain enormous black holes: https://go.nasa.gov/3ieuBMc
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This black hole is on the move!

Hubble found evidence of an isolated black hole roaming around the Milky Way.

It's estimated that there are about 100 million black holes like this that are drifting through our galaxy: https://go.nasa.gov/3icsjx4

Happy #BlackHoleFriday!
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This black hole is on the move!

Hubble determined the evidence of an isolated black hole roaming around the Milky Way.

It's estimated that there are about 100 million black holes like this that are drifting through our galaxy: https://go.nasa.gov/3tYXbDP

Happy #BlackHoleFriday!
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The 1st widely accepted black hole, Cygnus X-1, was discovered decades earlier in 1964. X-rays emitted were detected by a pair of Geiger counters launched on a sounding rocket from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. #BlackHoleFriday

📖 More: https://go.nasa.gov/3Xh6Tit
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