Black holes · 2021

M87 Jet

A black hole’s searchlight

From the same galaxy as the first photographed black hole, a jet of particles screams out for thousands of light-years.

What you’re hearing

X-ray and radio are mapped to different ranges. The loudest moment is the core — the 6.5-billion-solar-mass black hole — then the jet streaks away.

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NASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida)

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