Artistic view of the accretion disc surrounding V404 Cygni
An artistic view of the accretion disc surrounding the black hole V404 Cygni, where the intense wind detected by GTC becomes evident. Credit: Gabriel Pérez, SMM (IAC).
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Intense Wind Found In The Neighbourhood Of A Black Hole

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Artistic view of the accretion disc surrounding V404 Cygni
An artistic view of the accretion disc surrounding the black hole V404 Cygni, where the intense wind detected by GTC becomes evident. Credit: Gabriel Pérez, SMM (IAC).

Southampton, UK-(ENEWSPF)- An international team of astrophysicists, including Professor Phil Charles from the University of Southampton, have detected an intense wind from one of the closest known black holes to the Earth.

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During observations of V404 Cygni, which went into a bright and violent outburst in June 2015…

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