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Black Hole Fires at Neighboring Galaxy

Posted by timothy on from the insert-space-cannon-noise dept.

StarCraft 2 writes "This composite image shows the jet from a black hole at the center of a galaxy striking the edge of another galaxy, the first time such an interaction has been found. In the image, it is clearly seen how the jet from the main galaxy on the lower left is striking its companion galaxy to the upper right. The jet impacts the companion galaxy at its edge and is then disrupted and deflected, much like how a stream of water from a hose will splay out after hitting a wall at an angle. The composite image was made by combining data from Chandra, Hubble and several other systems."

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  1. death-star black holes by Chrisq · · Score: 1, Funny

    Are they sure its really a black hole...... I feel a great disturbance in the force.

    1. Re:death-star black holes by coldcell · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's no moon!

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    2. Re:death-star black holes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      The galaxy shot first.

    3. Re:death-star black holes by east+coast · · Score: 3, Funny

      The distrubance you feel is Sir Alec Guinness spinning in his grave from knowing that his most quoted line from film was from Star Wars.

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    4. Re:death-star black holes by sm62704 · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's no moon!

      If course it isn't, silly. It's a black hole.

      -mcgrew
      Happy nude year!

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  2. Re:It's scary... by eebra82 · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's scary just how many different things out there seem waiting to kill you; from asteroids to stellar explosions to, now, death-star black-holes. It's safe to say that you're exposed to a more probable danger when you're sitting in a car. Of course, if you get space-rayed while sitting in a car, you're pretty much doomed.
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  3. Fire back! by Nerdposeur · · Score: 4, Funny

    If the other galaxy doesn't learn to fight back now, it's going to get pushed around for the rest of its life.

  4. Re:Learn more by iacvlvs · · Score: 2, Funny

    Same black hole. Different galaxy.
    This is a joke.

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  5. Paraphrasing Don Imus.... by trailerparkcassanova · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's some nappy-headed holes there. I'm gonna tell you that now, man....

  6. 1.4 billion years ago called by davidwr · · Score: 5, Funny

    They want their news back.

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  7. Re:First time? by provigilman · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's a simpler explanation. Obviously the black hole particle jet is producing a tachyon emission that's made it's way to the Milky Way and is now causing us to relive the same /. stories over, and over, and over, and over, and over...

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  8. Re:First time? by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not all intergalactic problems can be reduced to a simple Star Trek formula. :P

  9. Re:First time? by Original+Replica · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not all intergalactic problems can be reduced to a simple Star Trek formula.

    But they can all be solved by reversing the polarity.

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  10. Re:First time? by jank1887 · · Score: 1, Funny

    or crossing the streams