Supermassive black hole seen feeding via a pair of spiral arms

<p>For the first time, astronomers have gotten a detailed look at how a supermassive black hole (SMBH) eats, discovering two large spiral arms of gas that are funneling its meals inward. The finding, made using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, has been accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics. It offers a<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/supermassive-black-hole-feeds-through-a-pair-of-spiral-arms/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Supermassive black hole seen feeding via a pair of spiral arms"</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/supermassive-black-hole-feeds-through-a-pair-of-spiral-arms/">Supermassive black hole seen feeding via a pair of spiral arms</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.astronomy.com">Astronomy Magazine</a>.</p>