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Black hole with ultra-fast winds


Date: 28 February 2017
Satellite: XMM-Newton
Copyright: ESA

Artist's impression illustrating a supermassive black hole with X-ray emission emanating from its inner region (pink) and ultra-fast winds streaming from the surrounding disk (purple).

Last Update: 1 September 2019
23-Jan-2026 12:00 UT

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