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- The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captures images of jets from the supermassive black hole M87*, 54 million light-years away, revealing a double-helix extending 8,000 light-years and moving at light speed.
- Infrared observations confirm the jet structure, highlighting HST-1.
- The study, led by Jan Röder (lead author), highlights these findings for jet dynamics.
- Simulations from Goethe University indicate magnetic reconnection may contribute to jet formation alongside Blandford–Znajek mechanism.
