Jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause gas to cool and fall toward that cosmic titan in a cosmic feeding process.
Even matter ejected by black holes can run into objects in the dark. Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory ... medium-energy X-rays in purple, and the highest-energy X-rays in blue.
Scientists have found that supermassive black holes self-grow by regulating the cooling of surrounding hot gas, forming warm gas filaments that they consume. This discovery enhances the ...
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