Bright light from black holes caused by particle shock waves
Scientists have reported a “huge leap forward” in understanding light and other electromagnetic radiation emitted by black holes using NASA’s recently deployed $188 million IXPE Space Telescope. Beams of electrons crash into slower-moving particles, causing a shock wave that results in electromagnetic radiation across frequency bands from X-rays to visible light, according to a research …
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