Black holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe. They can fling material outward at speeds close to that of light, in powerful beams of plasma known as jets. These jets are thought to be among the most energetic phenomena in the cosmos.
Our new work, published in Nature Astronomy, challenges this intuition. We find that something as seemingly ordinary as the “wind” from a star can rival — and even shape — the behavior of these powerful jets.
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