After nearly a century of silence, a supermassive black hole in one of the distant galaxy clusters has become active. This information was published in Popular Science magazine, as reported by Lenta.ru.
The research team, led by Shobha Kumari from Midnapore City College in India, found that such black holes rarely eject magnetized plasma that emits radio waves.
During the study, it was established that the object J1007+3540 behaves like a cosmic volcano, ejecting plasma into intergalactic space.
According to the publication, the length of the jets from this object is about one million light-years, which is nearly ten times the width of our galaxy, the Milky Way. It is noted that black holes are not always in an active state, as they can remain inactive for extended periods.
The resumption of their activity is associated with large-scale processes that reflect the complex interactions between the internal forces of the object and the pressure of the surrounding environment, as noted in the study.
