Supermassive Black Hole A Star

Ep. 41, Page 131

on Feb. 22, 2021

"For only the second time, astronomers have linked an elusive particle called a high-energy neutrino to an object outside our galaxy." Both sources have been black holes: the first was a supermassive black hole powering an active galactic nucleus with a jet pointing right at Earth (a "blazar"); the latest is thought to have come from a 30 million solar mass supermassive black hole tearing apart a star: NASA article.

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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )

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