Radio jets from the Milky Way’s black hole could be pointing right at Earth

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[–]zyxzevn[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

In the case you missed this news. In a few days we will see a mathematically generated "interference image" that corresponds with the "black hole". I don't think this will include the radio-jet.

Maybe this radio-signal is already the massive object in the Center, just not black.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

As I understand it, most of the material ejected from a black hole travels along it's axis of rotation.

Or is this redshifted light emitted from objects that are approaching the event horizon? Redshifted into the radio spectrum, that is.

Also, radio waves are very low energy.

[–]Optimus85 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Great video on this by Anton Petrov.