Wednesday, February 3, 2016

A supermassive black hole is shooting X-rays across galaxies



NASA doesn't often compare things to a Death Star, but a phenomenon observed by its Chandra X-ray Observatory apparently qualifies. The composite image above shows a supermassive black hole that is continuously stripping material from nearby stars and other objects with its enormous gravity.

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