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Astronomers Find that Black Holes "Seesaw" Between Ejecting Material as Winds or Jets


Astronomers at the University of Warwick have discovered that black holes don’t just consume matter—they manage it, choosing whether to blast it into space as high-speed jets or sweep it away in vast winds.

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