Artist’s animation of the black hole at the centre of SDSS1335+0728 awakening in real time

This animation shows the growing disc of material around the massive black hole at the centre of the galaxy SDSS1335+0728. In late 2019 this galaxy suddenly started shining brighter than ever before and was classified as having an active galactic nucleus, powered by the central black hole feeding off the surrounding material.

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