fbpx
November 25, 2024

Scientists map gusty winds in a far-off neutron star system – April 10, 2023 at 11:09AM

scientists-map-gusty-w.jpg

An accretion disk is a colossal whirlpool of gas and dust that gathers around a black hole or a neutron star like cotton candy as it pulls in material from a nearby star. As the disk spins, it whips up powerful winds that push and pull on the sprawling, rotating plasma. These massive outflows can affect the surroundings of black holes by heating and blowing away the gas and dust around them.

%d bloggers like this: