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.

  • Smokeydabear94@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I thought so as well but the article says the spin doesn’t match the accretion disc, I’m not sure if that’s s significant aspect of the discovery possibly? I’m not well versed in relativity to be honest

    Edit: forgive me, someone below said pretty much this

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        9 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.