Impression of the artist of gas and dust around a giant black hole in the center of Galaxy SDSS1335+0728
ESO/m. Cone Messer
The strange X-ray pulses exploding from a recently awakened monster black hole are what the most powerful astronomers have seen and may help explain how these universe giants emerge from their sleep.
A few years ago, astronomers found mystical rhythmic signals coming from black holes. The exact cause was unknown, but the signal appeared to have repeated elements, which were called quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs). Since then, astronomers have discovered that a handful of QPEs are coming…
Source: www.newscientist.com