Scientists measure strong magnetic fields near a black hole, shedding light on cosmic jets.

Scientists have used the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) to measure the magnetic fields near a supermassive black hole in the galaxy NGC 1052, which is 60 million light-years away. The team, led by Chalmers University of Technology, found magnetic fields around 2.6 tesla, about 400 times stronger than Earth's, which may explain how the black hole launches powerful jets stretching thousands of light-years into space. This breakthrough could lead to clearer images of the black hole and its jets, helping us understand these cosmic phenomena better.

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