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Astrophysicists detect ultra-fast winds near supermassive black hole


March 21, 2016

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New research has revealed the fastest winds ever seen at ultraviolet wavelengths near a supermassive black hole. The wind speeds were estimated at more than 124 million miles per hour, or 20 percent the speed of light, the equivalent of a category 77 hurricane. The researchers used data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to identify new outflows from quasars and investigated 100 examples. The study will help improve the understanding of quasar winds and why they occur.Full Story

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