Supermassive black hole. Computer artwork of a supermassive black hole with a jet streaming outward at nearly the speed of light. Such active black ho

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Supermassive black hole. Computer artwork of a supermassive black hole with a jet streaming outward at nearly the speed of light. Such active black holes are often found at the hearts of elliptical galaxies. Not all black holes have jets, but when they do, the jets can be pointed in any direction. If a jet happens to shine at Earth, the object is called a blazar.

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Size: 5138px × 3425px
Photo credit: © NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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