Artist’s impression of a microquasar system (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Institut fur Kernphysik

Artist’s impression of a microquasar system

Caption

A star and a black hole orbit each other closely: mass from the star is captured by the black hole. As a consequence of this, a pair of jets launch away from the black hole.

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Science Communication Lab for MPIK/H.E.S.S.

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