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Black Holes Exhale Enormous Gas Cloud
Space.com ^ | 4/20/07

Posted on 04/20/2007 9:13:57 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

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To: SunkenCiv
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap970114.html

Black Holes in Galactic Centers

Credit: D. Richstone (U. Mich) et al., HST, NASA Explanation: Do all galaxies have black holes at their centers? Although not even a single galaxy has yet been proven to have a central black hole, the list of candidates has increased yet again. Recent results by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope now indicate that most - and possibly even all - large galaxies may harbor one of these dense beasts. In all the galaxies studied, star speeds continue to increase closer the very center. This in itself indicates a center millions of times more massive than our Sun is needed to contain the stars. This mass when combined with the limiting size make the case for the central black holes. Will we ever know for sure?

21 posted on 04/21/2007 8:37:10 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (Fair Dinkum!)
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To: mikrofon

Wrong hole.


22 posted on 04/21/2007 8:38:25 PM PDT by aruanan
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To: NormsRevenge
The new finding could also help explain the unwanted and confusing “noise” scientists observe in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), Kronberg said.

"unwanted and confusing" is another way of saying "it doesn't fit in with the way we want things to be".
23 posted on 04/21/2007 8:40:24 PM PDT by aruanan
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To: Swordmaker
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire_collection/pr2000020a/

Black Hole-Powered Jet of Electrons and Sub-Atomic Particles Streams From Center of Galaxy M87

24 posted on 04/22/2007 3:28:41 AM PDT by Fred Nerks (Fair Dinkum!)
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