Tag Archives: Astrophysical Journal

Space Cloud Ripped Apart by Milky Way’s Giant Black Hole

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience Megan Gannon Astronomers have spied a huge gas cloud being pulled like taffy around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. Their observations suggest that the space … Continue reading

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Monster Galaxy’s Core Is Biggest Ever Seen

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By SPACE.com Staff | SPACE.com – Fri, Oct 26, 2012 A faraway galaxy’s core is the largest ever seen, and it may have been puffed up by the merger of two black holes, … Continue reading

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Powerful Spinning Star May be Fastest Stellar Runaway

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By Nola Taylor Redd | SPACE.com Fleeing from the scene of a violent supernova explosion, a compact runaway star may be the fastest traveling pulsar yet discovered, scientists say. The small … Continue reading

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Oddball Pulsating Star Hiccups as It Spins

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By Clara Moskowitz | SPACE.com Astronomers have discovered a weird compact spinning star whose rotation has sped up slightly, causing it to be hidden until now. The star is what’s called … Continue reading

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Nearby Dark Matter Mysteriously Missing

Those of us who enjoy learning and making an attempt to understand why things are the way they are find these articles quite interesting; those of us with simple minds don’t. Those who don’t are generally the religious types who … Continue reading

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