US EditionThe Largest Black Hole Jet Ever Found Is 3 Times the Size of the Milky Way
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The Largest Black Hole Jet Ever Found Is 3 Times the Size of the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered the largest and most ancient radio jet ever detected, emitted by a quasar from when the universe was just 1.2 billion years old. The cosmic structure, known as J1601+3102, was captured using the LOFAR telescope network and stretches a staggering 200,000 light-years, nearly three times the diameter of our Milky Way galaxy. The discovery, detailed in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, offers a window into the dramatic p…
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