Topics: Astrophysics, Black Holes, Cosmology, Einstein, General Relativity
Note: From comments on a previous post, maybe science writers need to work on their chosen list of metaphors?
In the far reaches of the Universe, a supermassive black hole is throwing a tantrum.
It's blowing a tremendous wind into intergalactic space, and we're seeing the storm light from 13.1 billion years ago when the Universe was less than 10 percent of its current age. It's the most distant such tempest we've ever identified, and its discovery is a clue that could help astronomers unravel the history of galaxy formation.
"The question is when did galactic winds come into existence in the Universe?" said astronomer Takuma Izumi of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ).
"This is an important question because it is related to an important problem in astronomy: How did galaxies and supermassive black holes coevolve?"
A Colossal Black Hole Storm Has Been Detected Raging in The Early Universe, Michelle Starr, Science Alert
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