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supergiant star
Coverage of supergiant star in the Nexus archive.
- 'Dancing' jets erupting from a cannibalistic black hole have the power of 10,000 suns
Jets from a cannibalistic black hole are pushed away by the strong stellar wind of a supergiant star. The black hole's jets, equivalent in power to 10,000 suns, interact dynamically with the star's outflow.
- Black hole jets measured for first time and rival the power of 10,000 suns
Scientists measured black hole jets from Cygnus X-1 using a planet-sized radio telescope network, revealing they emit energy equivalent to 10,000 Suns and travel at half light speed. By observing how stellar winds from a nearby supergiant star interact with these jets, researchers calculated their power for the first time.