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New images from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal gas filaments funneling material into a spinning disk around a supermassive black hole in the galaxy NGC 4696.

NGC 4696

Who
NASA, ESA, CSA
What
New images from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal gas filaments funneling material into a spinning disk around a supermassive black hole in the galaxy NGC 4696.
When
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:58:34 GMT · 2h 3m ago
Where
NGC 4696 ·
Why
Observation of the supermassive black hole and its feeding process.
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The observation provides new data on the feeding mechanisms of supermassive black holes and the structure of galaxies.

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