Double Nucleus Galaxies: Ravenous Black Holes And Ripples In Space-Time Continuum
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 22:28
in Astronomy & Space
It may sound like science fiction, but freakish galactic events such as ravenous black holes and ripples in the space-time continuum could be happening all around us, according to new research. Astronomers examined 50 regular galaxies to determine their composition and structure, and found that 12 of these galaxies contained a double nucleus -- that is, they had both a super massive black hole and a dense star cluster containing up to ten million stars at their center.