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"Space Telescope Observes Massive Black Hole Unleashing Ultra-Fast Winds"

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Source: Interesting Engineering
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The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton telescope has detected ultra-fast winds emanating from the accretion disc of a supermassive black hole in the spiral galaxy Markarian 817. These powerful winds, observed for about a year, could potentially hinder the formation of new stars within the galaxy, indicating that black holes may have a greater impact on reshaping their host galaxies than previously believed, according to astronomers.

Topics:scienceastronomy#accretion-disc#astronomy#black-hole#galaxy#space-telescope#ultra-fast-winds
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  1. Space telescope spots high-speed winds blasted from massive black hole  Interesting Engineering
  2. A monster black hole is throwing a galaxy-size tantrum  Space.com
  3. XMM-Newton Detects Ultra-Fast Black Hole Wind in Markarian 817  Sci.News
  4. Black hole unbalances entire galaxy with massive tantrum  BBC Science Focus
  5. XMM-Newton spots a black hole throwing a tantrum  European Space Agency

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