Black hole plasma jets are shaped like bell-bottoms
Streams of plasma shooting away from galaxies flare at the ends
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Some black holes shoot jets of plasma into space, shown in this artist’s illustration. A new analysis reveals jets that flare out like bell-bottoms.
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