Black Hole Spins Like a Top
In 2026, a black hole in the binary system GS 1354-64 woke up: it began pulling matter from its companion star, and a scorching disk swirled around it.
Black hole blinked with a radio flare
A black hole paired with a star works like a pump: it pulls gas from its companion, swirls it into a glowing disk, and occasionally ejects some of that matter in two narrow jets. In 2021, the system 4U 1543-475 put on such a show.