Project
BOWIE
Centers of galaxies are home to supermassive black holes, often surrounded by large amounts of swirling gas and dust.
Where does all this material end up? Does it disappear forever inside a black hole or is it expelled from the galaxy in a powerful wind?
BOWIE aims to uncover the fate of this space dust by confronting observations from state-of-the-art telescopes with advanced numerical simulations.
Find out more
BOWIE
Revealing Dusty Winds
Around Supermassive Black Holes
Today we know that almost all galaxies harbor supermassive black holes in their centers. Some are dormant, some active; some exposed, some hidden by dust. Active galactic nuclei can outshine all the stars in a galaxy combined.
Recent evidence points towards powerful dusty winds in some of the nearest active galaxies. In BlOWing In thE Wind — BOWIE — we aim to establish whether these winds are common and determine their properties.
News
Latest updates
