Thick donut-shaped disks of gas and dust that surround most massive black holes in the universe are ‘clumpy’ rather than smooth as originally thought, according to a new study.
Until recently, telescopes weren’t able to penetrate some of these donuts, also known as tori, which feed and nourish the growing black holes tucked inside.
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