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    NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

    While black holes don’t emit light, they’re not necessarily invisible. Swirling gas, energetic jets, and even ripples in space-time can give them away. Follow this thread to learn how different observatories help us learn about black holes! #BlackHoleWeek⚫pic.twitter.com/ZfjyAYVInZ

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      1. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted NASA's Launch Services Program

        https://twitter.com/NASA_LSP/status/1381973483404546058 …

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        NASA's Launch Services ProgramVerified account @NASA_LSP
        Launching a mission to understand #BlackHoles! 🤯 NASA's newest X-ray astronomy mission, Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), will launch to expand our understanding of X-ray production in objects such as neutron stars and black holes. #BlackHoleWeek⚫ pic.twitter.com/UHSD85zrZ9
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      2. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted Athena X-ray observatory

        https://twitter.com/AthenaXobs/status/1381563206158712839 …

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        Athena X-ray observatory @AthenaXobs
        The Athena X-ray mission will contribute to unveil the nature of black holes from supermassive to stellar ones from the ones in the distant universe to the ones in the local universe. Join us this week to learn how Athena will face black holes #BlackHoleWeek 🔽 pic.twitter.com/v3KNnxnhRM
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      3. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted ESA Science

        https://twitter.com/esascience/status/1381933090956775425 …

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        ESA ScienceVerified account @esascience
        Did you know we can learn a lot about #blackholes, even though they don’t send out light? One way we can study them is by looking at how they influence their surroundings: swirling gas and energetic jets can give them away! #BlackHoleWeek⚫ pic.twitter.com/evU5fup2Jp
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      4. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted Space Telescope Science Institute

        https://twitter.com/SpaceTelescope/status/1381980528073658375 …

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        Space Telescope Science InstituteVerified account @SpaceTelescope
        Supermassive black holes engorge themselves on gas and dust before launching bright, bipolar jets. How efficient is this process? Learn how @NASAWebb will help us better understand the nuances: https://bit.ly/3lnIB3L  #BlackHoleFormation #BlackHoleWeek pic.twitter.com/RqVueAKjOF
        1 reply 12 retweets 69 likes
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      5. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted Hubble

        https://twitter.com/NASAHubble/status/1381995169856299016 …

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        HubbleVerified account @NASAHubble
        Hubble’s powerful vision gave astronomers their first views of material surrounding black holes in disks of dust, and of black-hole-powered jets of subatomic particles traveling at nearly the speed of light! #BlackHoleWeek https://twitter.com/NASAUniverse/status/1381985559757864967 … pic.twitter.com/oK33iKvn3G
        2 replies 16 retweets 110 likes
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      6. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        Missions like NuSTAR, NICER and Swift help us study material swirling around black holes, which heats up to millions of degrees and glows in X-ray light. We can see how black holes interact with stuff around them — and sometimes we even catch them having a snack. #BlackHoleWeek⚫pic.twitter.com/1PBYeJYFU6

        An illustration of a black hole flare.
        2 replies 26 retweets 168 likes
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      7. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted National Science Foundation

        https://twitter.com/NSF/status/1381990486173442048 …

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        National Science FoundationVerified account @NSF
        When black holes collide, space itself moves. For a century, the idea of gravitational waves -- ripples in the fabric of space-- was only theory. Enter NSF's @LIGO, the facility that first observed the existence of gravitational waves. https://bit.ly/2PYAcs8  #BlackHoleWeek pic.twitter.com/b5lE8Q8Iak
        4 replies 20 retweets 142 likes
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      8. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted ESA XMM-Newton

        https://twitter.com/ESA_XMM/status/1381990236918546433 …

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        ESA XMM-Newton @ESA_XMM
        Okay, so how do we measure the spin of a black hole? We make use of general relativity and the effects the black hole has on its surroundings! Thanks Einstein! #BlackHoleWeek⚫️ 1/5 pic.twitter.com/gSDAja96Hl
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      9. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        Bursts of gamma-rays can announce the birth of some black holes. Our Fermi and Swift observatories keep a continuous eye out for such bursts that signal either the collapse of a large star or the merger of two neutron stars. Learn more: https://tmblr.co/Zz_Uqj2aNmOwb  #BlackHoleWeek⚫pic.twitter.com/LZe7vytTfh

        3 replies 24 retweets 130 likes
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      10. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted Chandra Observatory

        https://twitter.com/chandraxray/status/1381996732939071488 …

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        Chandra ObservatoryVerified account @chandraxray
        Hunting black holes is tricky! Chandra can find them by searching for light from a hot disk of material swirling around a black hole, called an accretion disk. Friction between particles in the disk heats them to many millions of degrees, and they produce X-rays. #BlackHoleWeek⚫ pic.twitter.com/22Vq8rdArd
        1 reply 8 retweets 91 likes
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      11. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        Observatories like Spitzer and WISE have helped us learn about dusty rings that surround black holes. Activity near the black hole can heat up this dust, causing it to glow in infrared light. #BlackHoleWeek⚫pic.twitter.com/bpMGrpE3K6

        This image shows the events that serve as the basis of an astrophysics technique called "echo mapping," also known as reverberation mapping. At center is a supermassive black hole surrounded by a disk of material called an accretion disk. As the disk gets brighter it sometimes even releases short flares of visible light. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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      12. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted LIGO

        https://twitter.com/LIGO/status/1382000633612472326 …

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        LIGOVerified account @LIGO
        Day #2 of #BlackHoleWeek and we've got lots more new #GWTC2 #BlackHoles to share! But how do @LIGO and @EGO_virgo detect #GravitationalWaves? Check out Les Guthman's award winning video series about the most sensitive scientific instruments ever built. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVpvE6dOtP58hyzYaBDi8nQ … pic.twitter.com/vs2H4skUur
        2 replies 5 retweets 46 likes
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      13. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted NASA Sun & Space

        https://twitter.com/NASASun/status/1382012190094413830 …

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        Animated magnetic field lines snap and realign near a black hole with a bright accretion disk encircling it
        NASA Sun & SpaceVerified account @NASASun
        We study the behavior of plasma and its interactions with electric and magnetic fields in space near the Sun and Earth. What we learn here helps us understand these processes elsewhere — including near black holes. https://go.nasa.gov/2QpgOUT  #BlackHoleWeek pic.twitter.com/CASIFGNvAB
        1 reply 3 retweets 42 likes
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      14. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted NASA Solar System

        https://twitter.com/NASASolarSystem/status/1382028538065260544 …

        NASA Universe added,

        1:49
        NASA Solar SystemVerified account @NASASolarSystem
        It's #BlackHoleWeek. Remember this surprising discovery from #OSIRISREx? In 2019, an instrument on OSIRIS-REx detected x-rays from 30,000 light years away. Turns out, it was a binary black hole discovered just a week earlier by Japan’s MAXI telescope. https://go.nasa.gov/3dgPGRf  pic.twitter.com/vD4ZDlv6Nn
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        1 reply 5 retweets 46 likes
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      15. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted ISS Research

        https://twitter.com/ISS_Research/status/1382038548094844934 …

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        NICER on station
        MAXI above Earth
        ISS ResearchVerified account @ISS_Research
        Two tools installed on the outside of the @Space_Station, NICER and MAXI, have worked in tandem to advance our knowledge of black holes. They study X-ray light emitted in the hot, energetic environments near black holes. #BlackHoleWeek More: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/iss-20-years-20-breakthroughs#A%20better%20understanding%20of%20pulsars%20and%20black%20holes … pic.twitter.com/QGfGSAI4yX
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      16. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted NASA Webb Telescope

        https://twitter.com/NASAWebb/status/1382053774588534784 …

        NASA Universe added,

        NASA Webb TelescopeVerified account @NASAWebb
        It’s not quite spring cleaning… but as an infrared telescope, #NASAWebb will be able to clear up the dusty mysteries of supermassive black holes. 🧹 #BlackHoleWeek https://twitter.com/NASAUniverse/status/1381985559757864967 …
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      17. NASA Universe‏Verified account @NASAUniverse Apr 13

        NASA Universe Retweeted NASA Earth

        https://twitter.com/NASAEarth/status/1382070112870674438 …

        NASA Universe added,

        First image of a black hole, a blurry orange and yellow circle, heavier on the bottom, on a black background
        NASA EarthVerified account @NASAEarth
        The first image of the shadow of a black hole required an Earth-sized telescope. The concept that powered the @ehtelescope also helps our scientists measure Earth’s size, shape, rotation, and place in space. #BlackHoleWeek http://go.nasa.gov/2pqYygJ  pic.twitter.com/cjtv6zPToG
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