Six-year cosmic jet from star-eating black hole defies expectations
A distant supermassive black hole about 665 million light-years away shredded a red-dwarf star and now unleashes a fast-moving jet that has persisted for six years and grown brighter, making it one of the most powerful such events observed. The emission arises from gas that never crossed the event horizon and is likely linked to magnetic fields around the black hole, though the exact jet mechanism remains uncertain. Scientists expect the jet to peak soon and fade gradually over the coming decade or more.