Black holes from stellar to supermassive size may follow one jet-launching rule

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What happened

An early-career Western Australian astrophysicist has helped uncover a universal rule behind one of the most powerful behaviors in the universe: when black holes launch jets.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:30:01 UTC.

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