{
  "id": 7997215,
  "title": "‘Very messy eaters’: scientists solve the mystery of when black holes ‘burp’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/very-messy-eaters-scientists-solve-the-mystery-of-when-black-holes",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T09:00:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/17/black-hole-burps-scientists-solve-mystery-astronomy"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}