Ultra-fast winds near supermassive black hole equivalent to a category 77 hurricane
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 12:50
in Astronomy & Space
Researchers have found the fastest winds ever seen at ultraviolet wavelengths near a supermassive black hole. Some are reaching as fast as 200 million kilometers, equivalent to a category 77 hurricane. And there may be even faster quasar winds. As matter spirals toward a black hole, some is blown away. These are the winds that we are detecting, says an astronomer.