Supermassive Black Hole Wind Structure

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New Space Telescope Discovers Wind Clumps Racing from Black Hole

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Japan 's XRISM space telescope captured unprecedented high-resolution X-ray spectra of PDS 456 , a quasar containing a supermassive black hole approximately 500 million times more massive than our Sun .

The telescope’s Resolve instrument detected five distinct streams of gas flowing outward at speeds between 22-33% of light speed.

The researchers determined that these winds carry tremendous energy away from the black hole, with some remarkable properties.

Quasars at higher redshifts often show very high luminosities and strong winds similar to PDS 456 .

This discovery provides crucial new insights into the mechanisms that have shaped galaxies throughout cosmic history.

By understanding how black holes transfer energy through these complex, clumpy winds, scientists can better model how these massive objects have influenced the evolution of galaxies since the early universe.

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