Astronomers find universal rule for black hole jet eruptions

Pattern holds across different masses

Researchers found that black holes of vastly different sizes follow the same fundamental pattern when producing enormous cosmic outflows. This rule applies whether a black hole weighs roughly ten times the mass of the Sun or millions of times more. The discovery suggests these objects activate their jets at a specific critical stage of their feeding cycle.

Study published in Nature Astronomy

The breakthrough emerged from years of studying unusual events involving supermassive black holes. Dr Adelle Goodwin led the research alongside co-author Dr Andrew Mummery. Their work appears in the journal Nature Astronomy and could help predict future outbursts.