First Image Captures Black Holes in Death Spiral

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First Image Captures Black Holes in Death Spiral
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Astronomers have captured the first direct radio image of two supermassive black holes in a binary system within galaxy OJ 287, confirming models of their interaction and jet emissions, with observations suggesting the secondary black hole's jet is moving more slowly and twisting due to its orbit.

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