Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy.
Uber rolls out new features to help keep drivers, riders safe during tripsGet ready to travel this fall with these Insider DealsThis undated image provided by Caltech, taken by Europe's LOFAR radio telescope, shows the longest known pair of black hole jets, as reported Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in the journal Nature.
Black holes eat most space debris that falls their way. Sometimes, heated-up plasma makes a narrow escape by spewing out in thin, high-energy jets. The latest combined jets from a faraway supermassive black hole are around 23 million light-years long. That’s about 7 million light-years longer than the previous recordholder. A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles.
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