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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What’s an accretion disc?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

A disk of matter and gas that accumulates through the gravitational pull of the object in the center.

The are what forms star systems and is also observed around black holes.