A supermassive black hole weighing about 30 million suns is blasting out winds travelling at nearly one-fifth the speed of light. (Image: ESA)
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Monster Black Hole Unleashes 130 Million MPH Winds After X-ray Flare

  • A supermassive black hole in NGC 3783 unleashed ultra-fast winds (130 million mph) following an intense X-ray flare.
  • Observed on December 16, 2025, 135 million light-years from Earth, this event offers rare insight into extreme galactic activity.
  • Researchers believe tangled magnetic fields around the black hole powered the X-ray burst and subsequent high-speed winds.
  • The eruption, vastly more powerful than solar flares, was detected by ESA's XMM-Newton and XRISM telescopes.
  • This discovery is crucial for understanding galaxy evolution, star formation, and gas distribution.

Why It Matters: Extreme black hole winds, driven by magnetic forces, offer new insights into galaxy evolution.

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