Matter Falling into a Supermassive Black Hole (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Matter Falling into a Supermassive Black Hole

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In the heart of an active galaxy, matter falling into a supermassive black hole somehow creates jets of particles traveling near the speed of light. For active galaxies classified as blazars, one of these jets beams right toward Earth.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

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