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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Scientists from the Indian Space Research Organization\u2019s AstroSat and NASA\u2019s Chandra X-Ray Observatory believe that the discovery of this black hole may add significantly to understanding how galaxies are formed in the universe.<\/p>\n

An international team of astronomers has confirmed the discovery of a black hole which spins very close to the limit set by Albert Einstein\u2019s theory of relativity, which means that it spins close to the speed of light, according to Business Insider.<\/p>\n

The black hole was first tracked in the binary stellar system 4U 1630\u221247 in 2016 by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)\u2019s AstroSat, in coordination with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)\u2019s Chandra X-ray Observatory.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Astronomers Capture Black Hole Devouring Cosmic Doughnut for First Time Researchers then used the X-ray data from AstroSat and Chandra to calculate that the black hole is spinning a rate of 0.9, which is close to the celestial object\u2019s maximum possible rate of 1.<\/p>\n

In this context, Business Insider quoted Rodrigo Nemmen, one of the lead authors of the research, as saying that Einstein\u2019s theory of relativity \u201cfurther implies that if a black hole is spinning that fast, then it is capable of making space itself rotate.\u201d READ MORE: Astronomers Discover Monster Black Hole the Size of 20 Billion Suns<\/p>\n

Another lead author, Mayukh Pahari, said in turn that the spin rate is a tricky task which \u201ccan be done only by high-quality X-ray observations in the correct state of the binary stellar system, in which the black hole is a gobbling matter from its companion star.\u201d<\/p>\n

Astronomers said that the discovery of the black hole, which is only one of five having an accurately measured high spin rate, may contribute greatly to uncovering the truth about the origin of the Universe.<\/p>\n

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