ScienceGadget ReviewA Black Hole 12,000 Light-Years Away Is Firing a Plasma Jet Toward Earth
Astronomers have found a black hole 12,000 light-years away firing a plasma jet toward Earth at 75 per cent of light speed, but it poses no danger to us.
Black hole IRAS 18293-0941 fires a plasma jet toward Earth at 75% light speed, but at 12,000 light-years away, it poses zero threat.
Astronomers have identified a black hole system called IRAS 18293-0941 as a strong candidate for the Milky Way's first ever microblazar, a rare cosmic object.
The black hole fires plasma jets at roughly 75 per cent of the speed of light almost directly toward Earth, from a distance of 12,000 light-years away.
Researchers say the distance makes it completely harmless, but its unique geometry gives scientists a rare close-up laboratory for studying extreme high-energy physics.
Researchers say the distance alone removes any realistic threat, and no known danger to Earth has been identified by the institutions involved.
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