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The Cosmic Seesaw: Black holes eject material as winds or jets, but not both at once


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. It’s often imagined that anything drawn toward a black hole is swallowed forever.

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