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cm0002@lemmy.world to Space@mander.xyz · 24 days ago

Astronomers Watched a Black Hole Unexpectedly Flip Its Magnetic Field, Challenging Theoretical Models

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Astronomers Watched a Black Hole Unexpectedly Flip Its Magnetic Field, Challenging Theoretical Models

www.smithsonianmag.com

cm0002@lemmy.world to Space@mander.xyz · 24 days ago
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A series of observations between 2017 and 2021 suggest the supermassive structure’s magnetized plasma is more dynamic than thought
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    Out of curiosity how do they tell that the magnetic field has flipped?

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      Swirly went from counter clockwise to clockwise.

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