Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

IXPE Explores a Black Hole Jet

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 9, 2025 is “IXPE Explores a Black Hole Jet,” an image. It is credited to Illustration Credit: NASA , Pablo Garcia. The original explanation runs about 144 words.

An artist's illustration of what the surroundings of the supermassive black hole at the center of BL Lac is shown. A white jet protrudes horizontally toward the bottom of the image, emanating from a orange accretion disk surrounding a black
Credit: Illustration Credit: NASA , Pablo Garcia Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“How do black holes create X-rays? Answering this long-standing question was significantly advanced recently with data taken by NASA’s IXPE satellite.”

— APOD editors, May 9, 2025

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 9, 2025
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Illustration Credit: NASA , Pablo Garcia
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 144 words

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