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What is a massive black hole?

Nature Reviews Physics 3, 732–743 (2021) Cite this article Massive black holes (MBHs) inhabit galactic centres, and power luminous quasars and active galactic nuclei, shaping their cosmic environment with the energy they produce.

How would a black hole power plant work?

A black hole power plant (BHPP) is something I'll define here as a machine that uses a black hole to convert mass into energy for useful work. As such, it constitutes the 3rd kind of matter-energy power (formerly "nuclear power") humans have entertained, the first two being fission and fusion.

Do black holes produce energy?

Black holes are typically thought of as consumers rather than producers of energy. Yet their huge gravitational fields can generate power through several theoretical processes.

What are black hole jets?

Video: At the heart of every galaxy lies one of the most mysterious objects in the universe: a supermassive black hole. Millions to billions of times the mass of our sun, these giants power astrophysical jets, one of the most energetic processes known to physics. There’s more to figure out about black hole jets and their role in the cosmos.

What are astrophysical black holes?

Observations reveal that astrophysical black holes come in two distinct families: stellar black holes, relics of massive stars, widespread in all galaxies of the Universe; and massive black holes (MBHs) at the centres of most of the galaxies in today’s Universe, with masses up to several billions of solar masses.

Did time Lords get their power from a black hole?

In the long-running TV show Doctor Who, aliens known as time lords derived their power from the captured heart of a black hole, which provided energy for their planet and time travel technology. The idea has merit, according to a new study.