Post by UniverseSeven on Jan 7, 2005 16:37:32 GMT -5
Thursday, January 06, 2005
John Mangels
Plain Dealer Science Writer
Astronomers have found evidence of a massive cosmic belch expelled by a black hole that gulped the equivalent of 300 million suns. The twin bubbles billowing from opposite sides of the engorged beast have been spreading outward since the time that dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
Scientists are stunned by the scale of the ongoing eruption coming from the heart of the no-name galaxy cluster MS 0735 in deep space. It is the largest, most energetic outburst ever observed - its plumes stretch more than 6 trillion miles, and are so powerful they have swept a vast swath of interstellar dust and gas from the heavens. full article at www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1105018244272800.xml
John Mangels
Plain Dealer Science Writer
Astronomers have found evidence of a massive cosmic belch expelled by a black hole that gulped the equivalent of 300 million suns. The twin bubbles billowing from opposite sides of the engorged beast have been spreading outward since the time that dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
Scientists are stunned by the scale of the ongoing eruption coming from the heart of the no-name galaxy cluster MS 0735 in deep space. It is the largest, most energetic outburst ever observed - its plumes stretch more than 6 trillion miles, and are so powerful they have swept a vast swath of interstellar dust and gas from the heavens. full article at www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1105018244272800.xml
