Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered a 3,000-light-year-long jet of plasma from a supermassive black hole in galaxy M87, causing nearby stars to explode in novas. The black hole, 6.5 billion times the mass of the sun, emits a deadly beam that devastates nearby star systems. The exact cause remains unknown, highlighting gaps in understanding black hole jets’ interactions. Lead author Alec Lessing calls it an exciting finding. The study, published on arXiv, awaits peer review. Typically, black holes at galaxy centers emit energy jets, but their effects are not well understood.