First evidence of a black hole’s accretion disk found

Interesting Engineering

By Mrigakshi Dixit
Created: Aug 28, 2023 02:22 PM EST

The center of galaxies hosts some of the most chaotic cosmic environments due to the existence of an actively feeding supermassive black hole. 

These cosmic behemoths are surrounded by the spinning accretion disks composed of gas and dust. This glowing disk emits excessive energy over the electromagnetic spectrum, from high-energy gamma rays and X-rays to visible light, infrared, and radio waves.

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