Cygnus X-1's Jet Measurement

Steve Prabu measured Cygnus X-1's jet power and speed using 18 years of data.
Cygnus X-1 is a binary system with a black hole and a blue supergiant star.
Jet power equals 10,000 suns with speeds of 355 million mph.
Jets carry 10% of energy from matter falling into the black hole.
New method uses computer modeling for instantaneous jet observations.
Prabu plans to apply technique to other black holes.
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