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‘Very messy eaters’: scientists solve the mystery of when black holes ‘burp’

The astronomical bodies fire off powerful jets in two distinct phases in their feeding cycle, researchers discover Scientists have solved the mystery of when black holes “burp” – when the astronomical bodies launch jets after feeding on stars, blasting material enormous distances in space. Black holes are objects so densely compact that beyond a certain point their gravity is too strong for light…

‘Very messy eaters’: scientists solve the mystery of when black holes ‘burp’

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