Gamma Rays emmited by black holes detected for the first time ever

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A group of scientists announced they had detected the gamma rays from a phenomenon known as an ultra-fast outflow—a powerful wind launched from very near a supermassive black hole—for the first time. Scientists believe these outflows play an important role in regulating the growth of the black hole itself and its host galaxy.

Using data gathered by the Large Area Telescope onboard NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and a stacking technique combining signals too weak to be observed on their own, researchers detected gamma rays from ultra-fast outflows in several nearby galaxies. 

“Our gamma-ray observations show how supermassive black holes can transfer a large amount of energy to their host galaxy,” said Chris Karwin, a postdoctoral fellow at Clemson University and leader of the study.

Contrary to popular assumption, black holes don’t eat literally everything near them. “Black holes are like powerful vacuum cleaners that eject some of the dirt that gets near them instead of sucking in everything,” said Marco Ajello, an associate professor at Clemson University who is co-leading the study. “These ejections, which are tsunami-like winds, are made of highly ionized gas.”

Source - https://scitechdaily.com/black-holes-have-tantrums-and-scientists-have-finally-captured-the-gamma-rays-from-such-ultra-fast-outflows/

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53 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

holes are like powerful vacuum cleaners that eject some of the dirt that gets near them instead of sucking in everything,

So it's just like my hole 

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I once put my fist into a black hole. 

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10 minutes ago, Pennywise said:

So it's just like my hole 

I was afraid of this reply popping in, I know this site too well.

 

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12 minutes ago, Pennywise said:

So it's just like my hole 

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It was a message from the Martians telling us to buy or stream Bionic. I am shook!

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2 hours ago, bionic said:

It was a message from the Martians telling us to buy or stream Bionic. I am shook!

Not even the black hole could absorb that.

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Fascinating

 

Sightly off topic but kind of in topic still... anyone else believe blackholes are actually planck stars?

 

I believe in that more than the singularity

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3 hours ago, Pennywise said:

So it's just like my hole 

reported 

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Crazy. I know they're not "alive" but it feels like supermassive black holes are the Apex Predator of the universe lmao u can't f with them! 

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Is this good or bad? this sounds bad!

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Lemme see if that really can turn me into Hulk real quick

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1 hour ago, Killa said:

Not even the black hole could absorb that.

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On 11/20/2021 at 10:31 AM, NicoB said:

Ive read blackholes on a binge end up only swallowing like half of matter the rest ends up getting flung out cuz the rotation and heat near it gets so intense

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On 11/20/2021 at 4:11 PM, dojo said:

Is this good or bad? this sounds bad!

It sounds theatening if you think of the reputation that black holes get in movies/ popular culture.. but I don't think there any dangerous implication of this. Is good for the scientists because they understand a bit more of how black holes work.