Influence of a black hole's spin: First evidence of precession in ultraluminous accretion disks

Oct 02, 2024

Gas swirls around a black hole due to its intense gravity, forming an accretion disk. These accretion disks, being among the most efficient energy conversion mechanisms in the universe, emit light and plasma jets. When a black hole spins on its axis, the accretion disk wobbles like a spinning top.