▲ 332 ▼ Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning (www.engadget.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 40 comments fedilink hide all child comments Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning::The first black hole humanity has ever imaged has also provided us with what researchers are calling "unequivocal evidence" that black holes spin.
[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Can you ELI5 relativistic frame dragging and process? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Stuka@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago Frame dragging is when matter drags spacetime along with it. Roughly think of a the wake of a boat disturbing other things in the water. The misalignment of the black holes axis of spin, and the axis of the accretion disk is causing interesting frame dragging effects. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stuka@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago Frame dragging is when matter drags spacetime along with it. Roughly think of a the wake of a boat disturbing other things in the water. The misalignment of the black holes axis of spin, and the axis of the accretion disk is causing interesting frame dragging effects. permalink fedilink source parent