US EditionAstronomers Observe Unprecedented X-ray Pulses and Plasma Jets from Nearby Supermassive Black Hole
- Astronomers have observed unprecedented X-ray pulses from the supermassive black hole 1ES 1927+654, located 100 million light-years away, which has shown a dramatic increase in X-ray flashes from every 18 minutes to every seven minutes.
- The black hole's corona disappeared in 2018 and reassembled months later, marking a first in black hole astronomy, according to astronomers at MIT and elsewhere.
- The team plans to use future telescopes, including the space-based gravitational-wave detector LISA, to study the black hole's extreme physics, particularly the potential orbiting of a white dwarf.
- The recent observations suggest a tidal disruption event may have occurred, causing a significant increase in radio wave emissions and the launching of a jet from the active galactic nucleus.
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Revolutionary Telescope Captures Sharpest View Ever of a Supermassive Black Hole in Action
Astronomers have captured the most detailed infrared images yet of an active galactic nucleus (AGN), using the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer. This breakthrough enables unprecedented insight into the energetic phenomena surrounding supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies, revealing interactions like dusty winds and radio jet feedback. Breakthrough in AGN Imaging Active galactic nuclei [...]
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