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Black Hole at Center of Milky Way

Posted by michael on from the frank-hayes-had-it-right dept.

kwertii writes: "The Washington Post reports new evidence that there is a black hole with the mass of 2.6 million suns at the center of our galaxy. The Chandra X-Ray Observatory happened to be looking at the presumed site of the hole at the moment it absorbed a comet, blasting x-rays off into space as a byproduct. The implication is that the Milky Way is slowly spiraling down into a giant galactic drain..."

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  1. The milkiyway may have a black hole... by smaughster · · Score: 1, Redundant

    But we've got CowboyNeal!

    I wonder if these effects will cancel each other

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