SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 13, 2025Science Daily

X-ray flashes from a nearby supermassive black hole accelerate mysteriously

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Astronomers observed unusual behavior from supermassive black hole 1ES 1927+654, 100 million light-years away. Its X-ray flashes increased from every 18 minutes to every 7 minutes over two years, an unprecedented phenomenon. Scientists suspect a white dwarf star orbiting close to the black hole's event horizon causes these pulses. This discovery may offer new insights into black hole physics and could be detectable by future gravitational wave observatories.

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