Black Hole Jets Measured

Using a radio telescope network that effectively spans the entire planet, scientists captured the 'dancing jets' of a black hole 7,000 light-years away.

The study, led by the University of Oxford, revealed that stellar winds from a companion star can cause these energetic jets to change direction.

Previously, jet power could only be averaged over tens of thousands of years, but this new data provides a real-time look at one of the cosmos's most energetic phenomena.

The discovery offers unprecedented insights into how black holes shape the growth and evolution of galaxies.