Black Hole Eruption in Milky Way Center ?


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Scientists have detected two gigantic bubbles of high-energy radiation spilling out from the Milky Way's center that may have erupted from a supermassive black hole.

The mysterious structures each span 25,000 light-years across, meaning that together they cover more than half the area of the visible sky, and are emitting gamma rays, the highest-energy wavelength of light.

The bulbous features may be evidence of a burst of star formation a few million years ago, researchers said. Or they may have been produced when a supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy gobbled up a bunch of gas and dust.

The newly discovered structures remain an enigma for now, scientists said.

The two bubbles are dramatic, enigmatic and huge. They're emitting about the same amount of energy as 100,000 exploding stars, or supernovae.

Two leading candidate causes, according to Finkbeiner, are a surge of star formation several million years ago and a burst of activity by the Milky Way's central black hole, which is as massive as four million suns.

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good that we are not near that or it would be the end of the world.

It depends. Black holes are actually misunderstood by a lot of people.

Turn the sun into a black hole. We would all die. Not because the black hole would suck us into it, because this would not happen. We would all die because we?d have no light on earth, and it?s at the base of the food chain.

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It depends. Black holes are actually misunderstood by a lot of people.

Turn the sun into a black hole. We would all die. Not because the black hole would suck us into it, because this would not happen. We would all die because we?d have no light on earth, and it?s at the base of the food chain.

Are you sure? Teenagers grow pot plants in their closet using lamps...

I know, I know... but still.

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It depends. Black holes are actually misunderstood by a lot of people.

Turn the sun into a black hole. We would all die. Not because the black hole would suck us into it, because this would not happen. We would all die because we?d have no light on earth, and it?s at the base of the food chain.

we have tanning beds for that. :D

but ya, pretty image and deadly.

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How come we're all just standing around when there's an intergalactic war going on! Where's the U.S. to send in troops?!

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