Mini black hole may help explain massive ones

Scientists using CSIRO's Australia Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have watched a mini black hole in our Galaxy shoot out 'jets' of particles like a cosmic water-pistol.

"What they've seen could help us understand how massive black holes produce radiation visible half-way across the Universe," says CSIRO astronomer Dr Steven Tingay.

Added by Andrew Wright on 2002-10-08