Simulation of Material Orbiting close to a Black Hole

ESO’s exquisitely sensitive GRAVITY instrument has added further evidence to the long-standing assumption that a supermassive black hole lurks in the centre of the Milky Way. New observations show clumps of gas swirling around at about 30% of the speed of light on a circular orbit just outside a four million solar mass black hole — the first time material has been observed orbiting close to the point of no return, and the most detailed observations yet of material orbiting this close to a black hole.

This visualization uses data from simulations of orbital motions of gas swirling around at about 30% of the speed of light on a circular orbit around the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.

Credit:
ESO/Gravity Consortium/L. Calçada

[mechanought]

Truly mesmerizing. I'm sure there's much to be learned from this information, but it's nice when you visualize something like that and it's so pleasing to observe.

[andriidiuh]

I have the same thing on my audio player

[HankusSpankus]

Quasars and the relativistic jets show the energy that extends over 100, 000 light years of space, still energetic in the cold of space as if antimatter is colliding with matter . If the mass of the gas clouds is measured, then any calculations could answer if antimatter ( created from frictional forces liberated in the accretion disc ) has anti gravity properties from the mass being absorbed and the mass escaping .

[ssjtheoutsider]

Ok, but what's the purple thing about? it seems way faster that the material orbiting the black hole...why putting such a thing? I don't understand

[aliensguy]

Whoever made this simulation... How about a higher framerate? I think we like smooth animation instead of jerky ones

[Ziplock]

Reminds me of my ex wife and what she did to my soul and bank account.

[fimbulstran]

Oh, sensationelle PC Generierte Aufnahme!