Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Hundreds of Black Holes Roam Loose In Milky Way

Posted by samzenpus on from the Maximilian-and-old-bob dept.

sciencehabit writes "From Science: 'Astronomers suspect that hundreds of medium-sized black holes are roaming loose in the Milky Way. These rogues, according to a new study, are the orphaned central black holes of the many smaller galaxies that the Milky Way has swallowed over its billions of years of existence.'"

2 of 254 comments (clear)

  1. Re:First swine flu, now loose-roaming black holes? by daniel_newby · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How could you forget swine flu?

  2. Re:Oblig S.L.Jackson by Warlord88 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Are you the actor in the movie "Blackholes in a Glaxy"?