A New Phenomenon in Markarian 817
Astronomers have observed a supermassive black hole in the galaxy Markarian 817 (Mrk 817), located 430 million light-years away in the constellation Draco, unleashing ultra-fast winds that are disrupting its host galaxy. Detected using ESA’s XMM-Newton space telescope, this discovery marks the first instance of such winds emerging from a moderately feeding black hole, defying previous expectations.
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