Mysterious Black Holes Suck Up Matter
Newswise – Black holes in space are a mystery. Astrophysicists believed they can swallow up nearby matter, but until recently, theyhaven’t understood what draws matter close to black holes inthe first place. Want to understand black holes? The bestway to do it is to create one.
It’s always been assumed that when matter gets too close tothe black hole?s outer edge, it plunges quickly, smoothlyand quietly into the hole. But new research shows this isn’tthe way it happens. Black holes are actually filled withturbulent magnetic fields that suck matter into them.
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