Scientists Just Discovered the Biggest Black Hole Jets Ever

How do black holes get giant jets? Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the anatomy of black holes and how the newly discovered black hole, Porphyrion, got the largest x-ray jets in the universe. Learn about accretion disks, x-ray satellites, and the first black hole ever found.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction: Black Hole Jets
00:23 - The Anatomy of a Black Hole
02:23 - How You Get Jets
03:37 - Porphyrion
05:31 - Detecting the First Black Holes

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