Scientists have watched a black hole drag the very fabric of spacetime around with it
Sandeep K S
Dec 10, 2025
1 min read
Illustration depicting the confirmation of Einstein's century-old theory of frame-dragging, where a rapidly rotating black hole twists spacetime. The recent observation, AT2020afhd, involved a star being shredded in a tidal disruption event, displaying a consistent wobble every 20 days. Evidence was captured through X-ray and radio signals by Swift and the Very Large Array.
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