Turns out a supermassive black hole in a galaxy next door is firing potshots at us: it's flinging stars through our galaxy at SIX MILLION KILOMETERS PER HOUR.
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Turns out a supermassive black hole in a galaxy next door is firing potshots at us: it's flinging stars through our galaxy at SIX MILLION KILOMETERS PER HOUR.
Hypervelocity Stars Hint at a Supermassive Black Hole Just outside the Milky Way
Some stars streaking through the Milky Way at millions of kilometers per hour probably trace back to a supermassive black hole in a neighboring galaxy
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Turns out a supermassive black hole in a galaxy next door is firing potshots at us: it's flinging stars through our galaxy at SIX MILLION KILOMETERS PER HOUR.
Hypervelocity Stars Hint at a Supermassive Black Hole Just outside the Milky Way
Some stars streaking through the Milky Way at millions of kilometers per hour probably trace back to a supermassive black hole in a neighboring galaxy
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
@badastro I guess even other galaxies are sick of our shit.