Astronomers are very familiar with the twin jets launched from the poles of supermassive black holes. These structures can stretch for distances as great as 23 million light-years, extending way above and below the plane of the galaxy from which they erupt.

Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the very first time.

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