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Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning (www.engadget.com)
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Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning::The first black hole humanity has ever imaged has also provided us with what researchers are calling "unequivocal evidence" that black holes spin.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you ELI5 relativistic frame dragging and process?

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Frame dragging is when matter drags spacetime along with it. Roughly think of a the wake of a boat disturbing other things in the water.

The misalignment of the black holes axis of spin, and the axis of the accretion disk is causing interesting frame dragging effects.