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News Release 397 of 734
October 27, 1999 02:00 PM (EDT)
News Release Number: STScI-1999-43
Very Long Baseline Array Reveals Formation Region of Giant Cosmic Jet Near a Black Hole
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Image: Black Hole in Galaxy M87 Emits Jet of High-Speed Electrons
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A visible light image of the giant elliptical galaxy M87, taken with NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 in February 1998, reveals a brilliant jet of high-speed electrons emitted from the nucleus (diagonal line across image). The jet is produced by a 3-billion-solar-mass black hole.
Object Name: M87
Image Type: Astronomical
Credit: NASA and John Biretta (STScI/JHU)
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Montage Image: Close-Up Look at a Jet Near a Black Hole Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration
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