<p>X-ray light (red) ripples out from an erupting <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/03/black-holes/finkel-text">black hole</a> within the binary system V404 Cygni. Technically, the ripples are echoes. They form when x-ray jets from the black hole bounce off surrounding dust particles. </p>
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X-ray light (red) ripples out from an erupting black hole within the binary system V404 Cygni. Technically, the ripples are echoes. They form when x-ray jets from the black hole bounce off surrounding dust particles.
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