Supermassive black holes lie in the centers of all large galaxies. And a group of astronomers including researchers from MIT and NASA have, for the first time, measured how fast one of these behemoths is spinning. They did so by analyzing the aftermath from the black hole’s recent meal of star stuff. This pioneering techniqueContinue reading "In a cosmic breakthrough, astronomers measure a supermassive black hole’s spin"
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