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Chandra Spots Extremely Long Cosmic Jet in Early Universe | Astronomy – Sci-News.com

The source of the 160,000-light-year-long jet of particles is PSO J352.4034-15.3373 (PJ352-15 for short), a rapidly growing supermassive black hole, or quasar,…

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The source of the 160,000-light-year-long jet of particles is PSO J352.4034-15.3373 (PJ352-15 for short), a rapidly growing supermassive black hole, or quasar, located about 12.7 billion light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius.
An artists illustration of a close-up view of a quasar and its jet, like the one in PJ352-52. Image credit: NASA / CXC / M. Weiss.
Around supermassive black holes, we think jets can take enough energy away so material can fall inward and the black hole can grow,…

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