Tuesday, August 03, 2004

When a black hole burps ...

The New York Times > Science > Space & Cosmos > Songs of the Galaxies, and What They Mean
The most recent outburst, they estimated, was about 11 million years ago and was the equivalent of about 10 million supernova explosions.
This black hole sits in M87, a nearby galaxy. If the black hole at the center of our galaxy were to output the energy of 10 million supernovae ...

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