spinning black hole
Characteristic disc structure from the simulation of a misaligned disc around a spinning black hole. Credit: K. Pounds et al. / University of Leicester
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Matter Falling into a Black Hole at 30 Percent the Speed of Light

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spinning black hole
Characteristic disc structure from the simulation of a misaligned disc around a spinning black hole. Credit: K. Pounds et al. / University of Leicester

Royal Astronomical Society-(ENEWSPF)- A UK team of astronomers report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in the center of the billion-light-year distant galaxy PG211+143. The team, led by Professor Ken Pounds of the University of Leicester, used data from…

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