Monday 22 February 2016

Trilobites: A Black Hole That Has Stopped Swallowing Stars

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At the core of a galaxy some 300 million light-years away is a supermassive, inactive black hole that is about 21 billion times the size of the sun.










via New York Times

Galaxy trailed by stunning plume of gas

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Astronomers have discovered a spectacular tail of gas more than 300,000 light years across coming from a nearby galaxy. The plume is made up of hydrogen gas -- the material new stars are made of -- and is five times longer than the galaxy itself.
via Science Daily
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