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NASA Uncovers Millions of New Black Holes

Posted by Soulskill on from the enough-for-everybody-so-please-share dept.

coondoggie writes "NASA today said its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite has unearthed a 'bonanza of new-found supermassive black holes and extreme galaxies called hot DOGs, or dust-obscured galaxies.' NASA said the latest discoveries help astronomers better understand how galaxies and the behemoth black holes at their centers grow and evolve together." The news was released in a press conference, and io9 has a comprehensive write-up about everything that was covered, including the Q&A session. Pretty pictures here.

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  1. "NASA Uncovers Millions of New Black Holes" by msauve · · Score: 5, Funny

    Quick, cover them back up, before they cool off!

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  2. Black holes by girlintraining · · Score: 3, Funny

    So what they're saying is... they've found teenagers.

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  3. I know what you're thinking.. by WOOFYGOOFY · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, 'are there a million black holes waiting to hoover up all sentient life from the universe or are there 100 million black holes waiting to hoover up all sentient life from the universe? ' Well to tell you the truth, in all the chaos I myself can't remember how many black holes I made. So let me ask you, punk. Do you feel lucky ?

  4. New? by rossdee · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll bet these have been around longer than we have

  5. Millions of black holes ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... nothing to see here, please move along!

  6. Re:Holly knows why it took so long to find them... by garyebickford · · Score: 3, Funny

    Look during the day, when there's more light to see by.

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  7. Re:Great! by VortexCortex · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hence why Gnome's logo is a bare foot...