Craig Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/black-hole-heartbeat.html This animation compares the X-ray 'heartbeats' of GRS 1915 and IGR J17091, two black holes that ingest gas from companion stars. GRS 1915 has nearly five times the mass of IGR J17091, which at three solar masses may be the smallest black hole known. A fly-through relates the heartbeats to hypothesized changes in the black hole's jet and disk. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/CI LabDownload this video and related content from NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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