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Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning (www.engadget.com)
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Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning::The first black hole humanity has ever imaged has also provided us with what researchers are calling "unequivocal evidence" that black holes spin.

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[–] anlumo@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Quantum Physics “spin” has nothing to do with actual spinning. It’s just a weirdly named property of particles.

[–] grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've always thought that they should have just named the properties something like P1, P2, etc. So there's no connotation.