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Astronomers snap 1st direct image of black hole blasting out a jet

An image of a powerful jet emerging from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87. (Image credit: R.-S. Lu (SHAO), E. Ros (MPIfR), S. Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF))

Astronomers have captured the first direct image of a black hole as it blasts out a powerful jet. 

The new photo features the monstrous supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87), the first black hole ever directly imaged by humanity.

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