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Black hole, Porphyrion
Astronomers just detected the biggest black hole jets ever seen—and named them Porphyrion
The largest known black hole jets, 23 million light years across, have been discovered in the distant universe. This pair of particle beams launched by a supermassive black hole is over a hundred times larger than our galaxy,
Porphyrion: The 23 Million Light-Year Black Hole Jet Redefining Cosmic Evolution
In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified the longest pair of black hole jets ever observed, stretching an astonishing 23 million light-years. This monumental finding, reported in the journal Nature on September 18,
Biggest black hole jets ever seen span 140 Milky Way galaxies
An artist's illustration of the longest black hole jet system ever observed. Nicknamed Porphyrion after a mythological Greek giant, these jets span roughly 7 megaparsecs, or 23 million light- years. That is equivalent to lining up 140 Milky Way galaxies back-to-back. Credit: E. Wernquist / D. Nelson (IllustrisTNG Collaboration) / M. Oei
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Porphyrion Giant Jet System (IMAGE)
An artist's illustration of the longest black hole jet system ever observed. Nicknamed Porphyrion after a mythological Greek giant, these jets span roughly 7 megaparsecs, or 23 million light-years.
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A supermassive black hole shoots two energy beams 140 times the diameter of the Milky Way
Astronomers have detected two massive jets of energy from a supermassive black hole, extending over 23 million light-years.
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