An up-close view of a black hole reveals secrets of how it sprays jets outward.
... when exotic massive stars run out of nuclear fuel. As a star's core collapses into a black hole, jets of material -- powered by processes not yet ...
... when exotic massive stars run out of nuclear fuel. As a star's core collapses into a black hole, jets of material -- powered by processes not yet ...
... can re-emerge. "We think the jet and wind around this black hole are in a sort of tug of war ... of explaining two mysteries at the same time: how black hole jets can be shut down and also how black ...
... and egg' question of whether a galaxy or its black hole comes first is one of the most debated subjects in astrophysics ... all other quasars." Hence, the team have identified black hole jets as a possible driver of galaxy formation ...
NoneA dusty nebula reflects an odd light, orbiting probes reveal forest decline, a black hole "zaps" a galaxy into existence, and more in the week's best space pictures.
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Astronomers using NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite, together with optical, infrared and radio data, find that, at times, most of the X-rays come from Black Hole jets.
A small black hole called a microquasar has been found, allowing scientists to measure the power of black hole jets.
... have been hotly debated. "Measuring the power of black hole jets, and therefore their heating effect, is usually ... Astronomy and Space Science. "That means that black hole jets can be both more powerful and more efficient than we thought ...
... detail to know exactly how close to the black hole the jets originate. That makes these new observations invaluable. "This discovery of polarized emission from a black hole jet is a unique result demonstrating that Integral ...
Strong magnetic fields likely source of black hole jets
... erupting from a supermassive black hole in a nearby galaxy. "These jets arise as infalling matter approaches ... with matter streaming from particle jets near the galaxy's central black hole. Astronomers estimate ...
Intense radio jets are forming close to a black hole 23 billion miles wide, scientists say.
Astronomers used NASA's WISE space telescope to take a detailed look at black hole jets.
