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Black Hole Cluster Spawns Massive Cloud

Posted by kdawson on from the excuse-me dept.

Shifty Jim writes in with an article at space.com reporting that a cluster of galaxies harboring black holes may be the source of a massive cloud millions of light years across. Quoting: "A giant cloud of superheated gas 6 million light years wide might be formed by the collective sigh of several supermassive black holes, scientists say. The plasma cloud... might be the source of mysterious cosmic rays that permeate our universe... The plasma cloud is located about 300 million light years away near the Coma Cluster and is spread across a vast region of space thought to contain several galaxies with supermassive black holes... embedded at their centers."

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  1. Nothing to see here?!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I know, it's a black hole!

  2. Not news by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cowboy Neal's black hole spawns a massive cloud of stink on a daily basis.

    --
    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

  3. I just read about this on AICN! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's Galactus!

  4. Spinning Disc Doctor by BillGatesLoveChild · · Score: 4, Funny

    > But I'm totally clueless how a Black hole can spawn anything.

    Black holes spawn a lot of interest, debate, Stephen Hawking's Theses, one Disney movie and an endless source of Deus ex machina. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_machina .

    1. Re:Spinning Disc Doctor by Dachannien · · Score: 4, Funny

      and an endless source of Deus ex

      I thought that was the result of an Ion Storm.

  5. Re:At least it's not SPAM by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 3, Funny

    Get with the times. White is the new black.