![Bright, golden light in the upper-left corner. It diffuses out from the point gradually giving way to a darker background in the lower-right corner. Emanating from the bright point is a clumpy stream of white gas that stretches toward the lower-right corner.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/m87jet-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
Hubble Image of Jet in M87
Observations with Hubble not only helped confirm that the center of the elliptical galaxy M87 harbors a black hole 2.6 billion times more massive than our Sun but showed unprecedented detail in the jet of subatomic particles streaming away from the central black hole.
Credits: NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Image CreditNASA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
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