A supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy is rewriting the rules of astrophysics, with unprecedented activity that has left astronomers around the world both fascinated and perplexed. Plasma jets traveling at record-breaking speeds and rapid X-ray fluctuations near the event horizon are just some of the strange phenomena observed in real time. What secrets is this cosmic behemoth revealing, and how might it reshape our understanding of black holes?
With plasma jets now moving faster than we thought possible, could this mean we need to rethink everything we know about the forces at play around black holes? I’m curious to know how this could affect our models of space-time!