Developing fusion energy is progressing with several new businesses believing they can create fusion power plants that generate electricity for public use in the next 10 years. Credit: gui jun ...

The Hidden Power of Magnetic Reconnection When magnetic field lines are coiled and snap shut near a black hole, they reassemble in new configurations, releasing energy that accelerates particles ...

The research shows that magnetic reconnection amplifies the effect. When the black hole’s spin approaches its limit, the rate of reconnection — the speed at which magnetic energy is converted to ...