SMRTR Science & EngineeringOct 28, 2024Science Daily

Seeing a black hole's jet in a new light

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Researchers analyzed 22 years of X-ray data from NASA's Chandra Observatory, revealing new insights into black hole jets. The study found significant differences between X-ray and radio observations of the jet in Centaurus A galaxy, including a knot moving at 94% the speed of light in X-ray data, faster than previously measured in radio waves.

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