Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

A black hole is blasting winds at 20% the speed of light


Leading X-ray space telescopes XMM-Newton and XRISM have spotted an extraordinary blast from a supermassive black hole. In a matter of hours, the gravitational monster whipped up powerful winds, flinging material out into space at eye-watering speeds of 60 000 km per second.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on r/Space

Read more on:

Photo of Black Hole

Black Hole

Photo of Light

Light

Photo of Speed

Speed

Related news:

News photo

Scientists discover record-breaking ‘light-bending’ material for the workhorse of advanced chipmaking: blue and ultraviolet light - EurekAlert!

News photo

This 7-hour cosmic explosion is the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen. Could it be from an elusive class of black hole?

News photo

Black Hole Caught Blasting Matter into Space at 130 Million MPH