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.

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    The title kind of misses the point: of course it spins; it would be remarkable if it didn’t.

    The really interesting bit is how relativistic frame dragging is causing its spin axis to precess.

    (Also, the illustration conflicts with the description: it shows the whole accretion disk wobbling instead of just the jets.)

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        3 years ago

        If you’re asking that then you first need to ask what the distinction between the two is. and further does it even make sense for one to spin and not the other

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          3 years ago

          Is there not a distinction? I assume the singularity at its center has different properties than the matter outside of that point.

          Note: I have a rudimentary understanding of what black holes and their components are.