Tag: OJ 287
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Two Black Holes Locked in a Death Spiral Imaged in Stunning First
Groundbreaking Image Shows Dual Black Holes in a Cosmic Dance In a landmark achievement for astronomy, scientists have for the first time directly imaged the distinct jets emanating from two black holes in a known binary system. The pair sits at the heart of the quasar OJ 287, a galaxy located about 3.5 billion light-years…
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Two Black Holes in a Death Spiral: The First Direct Radio Image
First direct glimpse of a cosmic duet A landmark achievement in radio astronomy has unveiled the chaotic dance of two supermassive black holes locked in a doomed orbit. In the quasar OJ 287, located about 3.5 billion light-years away, scientists have for the first time imaged the distinct jets emanating from each black hole, offering…
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A Cosmic First: Direct Radio Image Reveals Two Black Holes in Death Spiral
Two Black Holes, One Dramatic Dance In a landmark achievement for astronomy, researchers have revealed the first direct radio image of two supermassive black holes locked in a doomed orbit. The distant duo resides in the quasar OJ 287, about 3.5 billion light-years away, and their starkly different jets offer the smoking-gun signatures scientists have…