Astrophysicists solve mystery of 40-year-old black hole jet with NASA’s IXPE
This illustration shows NASA’s IXPE spacecraft, right, observing blazar Markarian 501, left. A blazar is a black hole surrounded by a disk of gas and dust with a bright jet of high-energy particles pointed at Earth. The inset illustration shows high energy particles in the jet (blue). Credit: NASA/Pablo Garcia Blazars are among the brightest …
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