Ancestors

Toot

Written by Greg Egan on 2025-01-15 at 03:21

A beautifully clear analysis by @startswithabang of recent observations — in real time, across the electromagnetic spectrum — of a tidal disruption event, followed by the emission of relativistic jets of debris from around a supermassive black hole.

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/supermassive-black-hole-caught-turning-on/

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Descendants

Written by John Gordon on 2025-01-15 at 04:30

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I always wonder what it's like to be a civilization in that galaxy when the black hole rips a big one. What's it like to be in the path of that jet? Are we watching billions of sentients expire?

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