Particle.news
Download on the App Store
4 ARTICLES
·
yesterday

X-Ray Flare From NGC 3783’s Black Hole Triggers Ultrafast 60,000 km/s Winds

Researchers attribute the outflow to a sudden magnetic “unwinding” akin to a solar coronal mass ejection.

Astrónomos encontraron algo nunca antes visto en un agujero negro supermasivo
Los telescopios XMM-Newton y XRISM detectaron una explosión inédita proveniente de un agujero negro en la galaxia NGC 3783.
Image

Overview

  • ESA’s XMM-Newton and JAXA’s XRISM captured a brief X-ray burst followed by powerful outflows in the active galaxy NGC 3783.
  • High-resolution spectroscopy from XRISM’s Resolve and XMM-Newton’s EPIC measured wind speeds near 60,000 km/s, about one-fifth the speed of light.
  • The winds formed within roughly a day of the flare, providing the first direct observation of such rapid onset in an active galactic nucleus.
  • The central black hole is estimated at about 30 million solar masses and drives a bright, energetic nucleus that emits jets and winds.
  • The findings, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, reflect a joint ESA–JAXA–NASA effort and show how complementary instruments can decode fast AGN outflows.