Kyoto-Led Team Reports that Black Hole Activity Can Be Observed Via Visible Rays (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Kyoto-Led Team Reports that Black Hole Activity Can Be Observed Via Visible Rays

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An international research team reports that the activity of black holes can be observed as visible light during outbursts, and that flickering light emerging from gases surrounding black holes is a direct indicator of this. The team's results, published in Nature, indicate that optical rays and not just X-rays provide reliable observational data for black hole activity.

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Eiri Ono/Kyoto University

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