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Why are some supermassive black hole jets so short? Astronomers may have solved the case

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A new study of a rare and short-lived type of galaxy has revealed that such objects harbor dormant supermassive black holes that briefly awaken to tear apart a massive star and devour its remains like a giant cosmic breakfast. ‘Compact Symmetric Objects’ or CSOs are active galaxies from which two jets emerge at almost the … Read more

Explosion of ‘vampire’ neutron stars linked to fighter jets traveling at near-light speeds

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A neutron star is the remains of a massive star that once died during a supernova explosion. Overall, neutron stars are considered some of the most extreme objects in the known universe – and that’s especially true when these incredibly dense stellar remnants sit next to companion stars (that haven’t yet ‘died’) close enough to … Read more