Scientists found that black holes shoot big jets very far. These jets go past the stars in a galaxy. They can change how a galaxy grows!
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The big, dark area above Earth where stars and planets are
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Having a lot of power
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The center part of something
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Space is full of cool things! Black holes are super strong. They sit in the middle of galaxies. A galaxy has billions of stars. Black holes shoot out giant jets!
These jets are very, very long. They go far past the stars. The jets are made of hot gas. Scientists looked at many galaxies. They found jets everywhere!
The jets push gas around in space. This gas makes new stars. So black holes help shape galaxies! Scientists want to learn even more. Space is so amazing!
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Where do black holes sit?
What do black holes shoot out?
What are the jets made of?
What does the gas in space help make?
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Where do black holes sit?
What do black holes shoot out?
What are the jets made of?
What does the gas make?
What do the jets push around?
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What is your favorite thing about space?
If you could visit a star, what would you do?
Can you think of something very big?
What would you name a new galaxy?
If you were a scientist, what would you study?
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