Black Hole, Accretion Disk, and Jet (IMAGE)

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Black Hole, Accretion Disk, and Jet

Caption

Artist's conception of region near supermassive black hole where twisted magnetic fields propel and shape jet of particles.

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CREDIT: Marscher et al., Wolfgang Steffen, Cosmovision, NRAO/AUI/NSF

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