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    NASA Webb Telescope‏Verified account @NASAWebb Apr 15

    Nom nom nom 😋 Supermassive black holes are voracious eaters. But they're also messy, "spewing" jets of light & matter extending thousands of light-years from their galaxy’s core. Explore how #NASAWebb will learn more in this infographic: https://bit.ly/30Sgxw0  #BlackHoleWeekpic.twitter.com/ViVGewm0ok

    Artists' illustration of a high-energy neutrino with a supermassive black hole
    11:29 AM - 15 Apr 2021
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      2. NASA Webb Telescope‏Verified account @NASAWebb Apr 15

        We'll break down how supermassive black holes affect their galaxies in the next two tweets. First, stars form from very cold gas. When this gas falls onto the supermassive black hole, it "spits out" radiation, jets and wind. In turn, these outflows heat up the gas.pic.twitter.com/oEkwz7UDXb

        Infographic text: The Feedback Loop
Learn how active supermassive black holes affect their galaxies—and everything up to hundreds of thousands of light-years away—in a practically never-ending loop.

1. Stars form from very cold gas, which is detected in infrared light. Very cold gas also falls onto the supermassive black hole.
2. As a result, supermassive black holes launch outflows in the form of radiation, jets, and wind.
3. These outflows heat the cold gas.
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      3. NASA Webb Telescope‏Verified account @NASAWebb Apr 15

        The heated gas pauses star formation, and also stops falling onto the supermassive black hole. Over time, the gas cools and starts the process all over again. This cycle repeats for billions of years!pic.twitter.com/LaLsLTugyx

        Infographic text: 
Key - Cold gas: 10-20 degrees above absolute zero (this is Webb's specialty)
Hot gas: 1 million degrees

4. Once the gas is heated, star formation stops. The heated gas also stops falling onto the supermassive black hole.
5. Over time, the gas cools, eventually allowing stars to begin forming again.
6. The cycle repeats—again and again, over billions of years.
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      4. NASA Webb Telescope‏Verified account @NASAWebb Apr 15

        After consuming the swirling disks and gas around them, how efficiently do supermassive black holes convert that energy into light? And how does this light impact the galaxy around it? Webb’s high-resolution infrared data will help us better understand these mysteries.pic.twitter.com/vt0IfpNTRo

        Infographic text: How Supermassive Black Holes Convert Energy. 3-panel graphic showing a supermassive black hole consuming swirling disks and gas around it, before converting that energy into light.
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      5. NASA Webb Telescope‏Verified account @NASAWebb Apr 15

        Here's a helpful animation of everything surrounding a supermassive black hole, including the jets, winds and cavities that it launches as outflows. More: https://bit.ly/3tzIHIp  #BlackHoleWeekpic.twitter.com/YC99UK1fB9

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      2. Moinak Dey‏ @Spaceexplorer06 Apr 15
        Replying to @NASAWebb @NASAUniverse @SpaceTelescope

        Follow me @NASAWebb

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      3. Moinak Dey‏ @Spaceexplorer06 Apr 15
        Replying to @Spaceexplorer06 @NASAWebb and

        😂😂😂 let's wish this to come true

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      1. gerlinde rud‏ @gerlinderud9 Apr 15
        Replying to @NASAWebb @NASAUniverse @SpaceTelescope

        i want to be a black hole in my next life too! then I can eat what I want and as much as I want! And withe all of my neurons l would create cosmic hurricanes !pic.twitter.com/TkHTZXYflA

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      2. Kayne‏ @Lord_Kayne Apr 15
        Replying to @NASAWebb @NASAUniverse @SpaceTelescope

        I mean, big picture though, thousands of light years isn't much. The Milky Way is what 100k LY so that'd just be little nubbins on the top and bottom?

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      3. NASA Webb Telescope‏Verified account @NASAWebb Apr 15
        Replying to @Lord_Kayne @NASAUniverse @SpaceTelescope

        More specifically, it's hundreds of thousands of light-years! You can read more in the infographic:https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2021/15/4818-Image …

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      1. iAmLocke‏ @Locke50739371 Apr 15
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        Basically like a 2 year old eating cheerios

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