Black hole simulation (IMAGE)
Caption
A simulation of the magnetic field lines (green) surrounding a black hole (left). As the field lines break and reconnect, pockets of plasma form (center of green circles). These plasma pockets launch inward toward the black hole or outward into space, draining energy from the magnetic field.
Credit
A. Bransgrove et al./Physical Review Letters 2021
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