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X-ray spacecraft watches monster black hole wake up and fire cosmic bullets at starburst galaxy

Latest from Space.com·@RobertLea·2 months ago
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Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? The joint NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission XRISM has spotted a monster black hole awakening in a distant "starburst" galaxy. The research is revolutionary to black hole science, because it represents the first observation of the exact stage at which "winds" from a black hole begin to shape an entire galaxy. Thus, the "switching on" of this supermassive black hole's powerful outflows could help scientists better understand how these cosmic titans and the intense winds of matter that flow from them influence their home galaxies, and how galaxies and their incumbent and dominant central supermassive black holes evolve in unison.…

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