Supermassive black hole in NGC 3783 galaxy ejects winds at record speeds

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A supermassive black hole has been observed producing winds at nearly one-fifth the speed of light, a record-breaking speed. The phenomenon occurred in the NGC 3783 galaxy, 135 million light-years away, following a massive X-ray flare. Researchers linked the powerful outflows to the black hole's magnetic field suddenly untwisting. This discovery, made using ESA's XMM-Newton and XRISM telescopes, offers new insights into the evolution of galaxies and the extreme forces at play around black holes.


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