Relativistic jets and their mysteries

Les jets relativistes et leurs mystères

IN BRIEF Relativistic jets: ejections of matter at speeds close to that of light. Source: originating from accretion disks around black holes. Observation: monitoring a black hole for 15 years by an international team of astronomers. Power: the most powerful phenomena observed in astrophysics. Structure: jets maintain a narrow structure over vast distances. Rotation: the … Read more