"Event Horizon Telescope Captures Jets Erupting from Nearby Supermassive Black Hole"
The Event Horizon Telescope has captured images of powerful jets erupting from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the radio galaxy 3C 84, also known as Perseus A, shedding light on the battle between magnetism and gravity. These observations, made possible by the EHT's exceptional capability to penetrate dense interstellar gas, provide new evidence of well-ordered magnetic fields around the black hole, indicating magnetism's influence in launching high-speed jets. The study's findings suggest that the speed at which a black hole rotates could be associated with its ability to launch jets, and further investigation may involve applying Einstein's theory of general relativity to understand the role of angular momentum in this process.
