New Curtin University-led research has used a radio telescope that spans the Earth to snap images that measure the immense power of jets from black holes, confirming scientists’ theories of how black holes help shape the structure of the Universe.
A study conducted by a team of astrophysicists from Curtin University analyzed the jets of the Cygnus X-1 system, one of the first confirmed binary systems that includes a black hole and a supergiant star. The research used 18 years of high-resolution radio imaging data to measure the power of these jets, which is equivalent to the energy emitted by 10,000 suns. The study on the jets of the Cygnus X-1 system was led by Steve Prabu and James Mill…