Massive black hole might have spontaneously ‘flipped’ its magnetic field

Massive black hole might have spontaneously ‘flipped’ its magnetic field

A rare outburst from a galaxy over 236 million light-years away could have been caused by a spontaneous flip of the magnetic field surrounding its central black hole, according to a study by an international research team. The team used UV and X-ray measurements from NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and ESA’s (European Space Agency) […]

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