By analyzing nearly a decade of NSF VLBA observations of the quasar TXS 2005+403, an international team led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) directly measured the tiny, turbulence-driven “ripples” imprinted on the quasar’s radio signal as it passes through a particularly chaotic region of the Milky Way.
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Spotted: ‘Death Star’ Black Holes in Action
Huge black holes are firing powerful beams of particles into space — and then changing their aim to fire at new targets.