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26 New Black Hole Candidates Found In Andromeda

Posted by timothy on from the well-they're-newly-found dept.

William Robinson writes "Astronomers have discovered 26 new likely black holes in the neighboring Andromeda galaxy — the largest haul of black hole candidates ever found in a galaxy apart from our own. The central region of the Andromeda galaxy is chock-full of black holes, according to extensive observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory." These 26 black hole candidates add to nine previously known for a grand total of 35.

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  1. Re:what happens by Relic+of+the+Future · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Actually, this is the most ridiculous response I've ever seen that had the gall to start with "actually."

    Actually, alternate universes and white holes are about as far from actually accepted theories as you can get, this side of string theory.

    Actually, starting a response with "actually" makes anyone sound like a jerk.

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