53 New Supermassive Black Holes Discovered!

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The Josh Universe - Space Discord Server community announced that astronomers have discovered 53 new supermassive black hole-powered quasars. These quasars are notable because they are ejecting jets of matter at near light-speed that extend up to 7.2 million light-years, which is about 50 times the diameter of our Milky Way galaxy. This significant discovery was shared via a post from "joshtospace" on Instagram.

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Astronomers have discovered 53 new supermassive black hole-powered quasars that are blasting out jets of matter at near light-speed that stretch out for up to 7.2 million light-years, around 50 times the width of the Milky Way.
53 New Supermassive Black Holes Discovered!
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