Black Hole Jet Looks 2X Milky Way's Diameter | Video
1,559 views · Published 29 November 2012 · 1:02 · Indexed 18 October 2026
Channel: VideoFromSpace · 2012 · Science & Technology
Using the Chandra X-ray Telescopes, astronomers have spied a 230,000 light years long jet emitted from quasar GB 1428+4217. It is located about 12.4 billion light years from Earth.
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