17:I[66739,["/_next/static/chunks/0.3dg.jzl0xwf.js?dpl=dpl_DL4e6NYtc8vKiFtDsvAqwLM92dTp","/_next/static/chunks/0k1fch1vu4u1x.js?dpl=dpl_DL4e6NYtc8vKiFtDsvAqwLM92dTp","/_next/static/chunks/13uh0osoyr409.js?dpl=dpl_DL4e6NYtc8vKiFtDsvAqwLM92dTp","/_next/static/chunks/11zq38_1ypfqr.js?dpl=dpl_DL4e6NYtc8vKiFtDsvAqwLM92dTp","/_next/static/chunks/12su8lea2in~~.js?dpl=dpl_DL4e6NYtc8vKiFtDsvAqwLM92dTp","/_next/static/chunks/1331nw5i_3lcb.js?dpl=dpl_DL4e6NYtc8vKiFtDsvAqwLM92dTp"],"default"] 19:I[38632,["/_next/static/chunks/0qqtp3r0h7kah.js?dpl=dpl_DL4e6NYtc8vKiFtDsvAqwLM92dTp","/_next/static/chunks/0iukvycbd42rl.js?dpl=dpl_DL4e6NYtc8vKiFtDsvAqwLM92dTp"],"IconMark"] 18:T493,Black holes are notorious for gobbling up, well, everything. They're icons of destruction, ruthless voids, ambivalent abysses from which nothing can return — at least, according to pop culture. But black holes have another side: Astrophysicists have seen powerful jets, sometimes millions of light-years long, shooting out of supermassive black holes – including the one at the center of our own galaxy. So today, we're getting to know the other side of black holes, and the powerful role they may play in creating and shaping the cosmos.

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Why Black Holes Are More Than They Seem

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Why Black Holes Are More Than They Seem