Why are some supermassive black hole jets so short? Astronomers may have solved the problem
A new study of a rare and short-lived type of galaxy has found that such objects harbor dormant supermassive black holes that briefly wake up and tear apart a massive star, devouring its remains as a giant cosmic breakfast. “Compact Symmetric Objects,” or CSOs, are active galaxies where two jets explode at nearly the speed… Read More »