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Black Hole Blasts Neighbor Galaxy with Deadly Jet

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-star-system-will-dare-oppose-the-emperor-now dept.

butterwise writes to mention that astronomers have, for the first time, witnessed a super-massive black hole hitting a nearby galaxy with a "death-star-like" beam of energy. The story also has a video with simulations, pictures, and explanations. "The 'death star galaxy,' as NASA astronomers called it, could obliterate the atmospheres of planets but also trigger the birth of stars in the wake of its destructive beam. Fortunately, the cosmic violence is a safe distance from our own neck of the cosmos."

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  1. That is no Blackhole by OmegaBlac · · Score: -1, Redundant

    It's a battle station!

  2. Obligatory by Zephurus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That's no moon..

  3. I, for one... by gbulmash · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ... welcome our "death-star-like" beam of energy spouting supermassive black hole overlords.

    - Greg

    --
    Start a happiness pandemic
  4. Re:Oh no... by oblivionboy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Thats no moon!