Scientists just detected matter wobbling around a black hole for the first time
An international team of scientists has observed matter wobbling in a gravitational vortex around a black hole for the first time.
The discovery could help settle a long-standing debate about an astronomical phenomenon called quasi-periodic oscillation, as well as help scientists to understand more about how matter behaves in the intense gravitational forces near black holes – and, to that extent, test Einstein’s general relativity.
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