Jetty McJetface black hole firing energy beams more powerful than the Death Star

An artistic representation of a tidal disruption event, or a black hole shredding a star. (DESY, Science Communication Lab via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

A black hole dubbed "Jetty McJetface" is firing out energy beams up to 100 trillion times more powerful than the Death Star, say scientists.

Jetty McJetface black hole firing energy beams more powerful than the Death Star

Dr. Yvette Cendes poses like Ellie Arroway from the 1997 movie "Contact", based on the Carl Carl Sagan book of the same name. (Yvette Cendes / University of Oregon via SWNS)

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Piotr Makowski

Jetty McJetface black hole firing energy beams more powerful than the Death Star

Yvette Cendes at the Very Large Array, a large radio telescope facility in New Mexico. (Yvette Cendes / University of Oregon via SWNS)

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