Why are the jets emitted by black holes or neutron stars always concentrated like a laser? Craig CaseTwain Harte, California Astrophysical jets are rapid outflows from a central object that become focused into a narrow cone.  Jets are everywhere in astrophysics: They occur near supermassive black holes like the 6-billion-solar-mass monster at the center ofContinue reading “Why are astronomical jets always concentrated like a laser?”

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