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Ep. 781: Awakening Black Holes

Ep. 781: Awakening Black Holes

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition vor 6 Monaten

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Streamed live on Feb 2, 2026.

One long standing mystery in astronomy were the quasars.
Incomprehensible energy blasting out of a point-like source,
billions of light years away. We now know these are actively
feeding supermassive black holes, which can turn off and on in a
startlingly short period of time. Today: When black holes awaken!
Our Universe is filled with sleeping monsters. And sometimes,
whether we want it or not, they wake up hungry. In this episode,
we take a look at the science behind how and why black holes of
all sizes can go from nothing to the triggers of massive
high-energy power release.

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In this episode, we'd like to thank: Burry Gowen, Eric Lee,
Jeanette Wink, Michael Purcell, Andrew Poelstra, David, David
Rossetter, Ed, Gerhard Schwarzer, Jason Kwong, Joe McTee, Sergey
Manouilov, Siggi Kemmler, Sergio Sancevero

Image credit: LOFAR/Pan-STARRS/S. Kumari et al.