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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. Re:Way to be taken seriously.. by TheLazySci-FiAuthor · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, they do call them the "heavens" and we all know the fictional works that term comes from.

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  2. Re:the universe could get caught in a drive-by by fm6 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Dude, this black hole destroyed a whole galaxy. If that happened in our galaxy, having colonized a few extra planets would do nothing to ensure the survival of the species. Let's focus on the threats we can do something about. Which are mostly the threats we ourselves created!

  3. Re:1.4 billion light years by davidsyes · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'd say that was QUITE an offensive ass-salt. Would the charges be:

    -- assault and battery?
    -- purge-ery
    -- gassing (gas panic)?

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