Monster black hole jet from the early universe is basking in the 'afterglow' of the Big Bang

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory just spotted something wild—a colossal jet of energy blasting from a supermassive black hole in a quasar so far away, we're seeing it as it was during the universe's "teenage years." The kicker? The jet is lit up by the ancient afterglow of the Big Bang, like cosmic stage lights shining on a monster from the early cosmos.