SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 10, 2026NotebookCheck

Astronomers detect winds from a black hole reaching 30% of the speed of light

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Astronomers detected winds blasting from a quasar called J2318, located 3 billion light-years away, at 30% the speed of light — roughly 201 million mph. The quasar's black hole weighs 1.7 billion times the Sun's mass. This discovery helps researchers better understand how supermassive black holes behave.

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