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Survey of Super Massive Black Holes Completed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-we-know-where-not-to-go dept.

eldavojohn writes "NASA has announced the completion of a survey of nearby supermassive black holes. Every galaxy that revolves around a supermassive black hole within 400 light-years of our own galaxy has been cataloged. From the article: 'Called active galactic nuclei, or AGN, these black holes have masses of up to billions of Suns compressed into a region about the size of our solar system. The all-sky census, performed using NASA's Swift satellite over a nine-month period, detected more than 200 nearby AGN.' I'm starting to feel very lucky to have grown up in the Milky Way Galaxy."

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  1. I'm starting to feel very lucky... by RyanFenton · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm starting to feel very lucky to have grown up in the Milky Way Galaxy.

    Yes. Living near one of those super-massive black holes would certainly suck. Being one with everything around you sounds nice and radiant - but it leaves you all strung out over time, and it seems to take forever! The light at the end of the tunnel is you.

    Ryan Fenton

  2. Re:Apparently by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are black and holey

    Oh great, did you have to bring race *and* religion into this?

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