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[Hookshot]

As if Black holes weren't dangerous enough.

In a surprise finding, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to erupt along its trajectory. The stars, called novae, are not caught inside the jet, but apparently in a dangerous neighborhood nearby.
The finding is confounding researchers searching for an explanation. "We don't know what's going on, but it's just a very exciting finding," said Alec Lessing of Stanford University, lead author of the paper published in The Astrophysical Journal. "This means there's something missing from our understanding of how black hole jets interact with their surroundings."

Killer space energy beams, that cause stars to explode without even needing to be close to them.

 

[The Cockatrice]

As if Black holes weren't dangerous enough.

Killer space energy beams, that cause stars to explode without even needing to be close to them.

The only explanation. We should be safe tho, our planet is mostly made up of 90% idiots.

 

[llien]

Novae is when a star explodes. In double star systems the same star can do it multiple times, "eating" the neighboring star. What we don't get is how the stream could double the likelihood of novae.

 

[Dr.D00p]

'Going to hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, Boy!'

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Starroads when?

 

[archangelmorph]

Novae is when a star explodes. In double star systems the same star can do it multiple times, "eating" the neighboring star. What we don't get is how the stream could double the likelihood of novae.

Beautiful shot.

How long is that jet from the supermassive blackhole? It must be millions of light years long no?

 

[Hookshot]

Beautiful shot.

How long is that jet from the supermassive blackhole? It must be millions of light years long no?

It's 3,000 light years long, but effecting a much larger range than just that.

A light year is approximately 6 trillion miles. At 60 mph it would take you 28 billion years so you best start today if you want to drive it.

 

[West Texas CEO]

Black hoes are so fascinating.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I read the article and was going spout off about correlation and causation and realized that this is NASA… they forgot more than I will ever know. Obviously I’m wrong.

I look forward to more info on these. The more information we have on stuff like this the better.

 

[archangelmorph]

It's 3,000 light years long, but effecting a much larger range than just that.

A light year is approximately 6 trillion miles. At 60 mph it would take you 28 billion years so you best start today if you want to drive it.

24 quadrillion miles??

Crazy…

Basically a galactic core nutting out into deep space…

 

[Hookshot]

24 quadrillion miles??

Crazy…

Basically a galactic core nutting out into deep space…

M87 is one of the most massive galaxies in the local Universe. Its diameter is estimated at 132,000 light-years, which is approximately 51% larger than that of the Milky Way.[5][6] As an elliptical galaxy, the galaxy is a spheroid rather than a flattened disc, accounting for the substantially larger mass of M87.

Trillions of stars so it has a while to go to blow up them all.

 

[Mikado]

Killer space energy beams, that cause stars to explode without even needing to be close to them.

Spoiler: fr tho

Reading Three Body Problem series atm and this is the first thing that came to mind haha

 

[West Texas CEO]

Wait, so this thing is like real life Death Star?

 

[Hookshot]

Wait, so this thing is like real life Death Star?

Death Star on steroids, it's a giant black hole so it's swallowing up whatever it's gravity can get like they usually do, all while shooting out a death ray that causes stars to blow up. We'll never know how many planets have been destroyed by it, but if those stars go boom then entire solar systems would be wiped out.

 

[Bloobs]

If Disney didnt fuck up Star Wars I might still give a shit about space.

 

[BlackTron]

Death Star on steroids, it's a giant black hole so it's swallowing up whatever it's gravity can get like they usually do, all while shooting out a death ray that causes stars to blow up. We'll never know how many planets have been destroyed by it, but if those stars go boom then entire solar systems would be wiped out.

I want one.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Novae is when a star explodes. In double star systems the same star can do it multiple times, "eating" the neighboring star. What we don't get is how the stream could double the likelihood of novae.

51 to 34? Is that really a significant enough difference to not be due to small sample size?

 

[llien]

Reading Three Body Problem series atm and this is the first thing that came to mind haha

The best Sci Fi I've read in this century.

 

[West Texas CEO]

Death Star on steroids, it's a giant black hole so it's swallowing up whatever it's gravity can get like they usually do, all while shooting out a death ray that causes stars to blow up. We'll never know how many planets have been destroyed by it, but if those stars go boom then entire solar systems would be wiped out.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this called Hawking Radiation?

Hawking Radiation , please confirm

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

The best Sci Fi I've read in this century.

I agree and I read all three books this year

The last book had some mind blowing stuff especially

 

[mitch1971]

The only explanation. We should be safe tho, our planet is mostly made up of 90% idiots.

So, that means I'm one of the remaining 11% intellectuals.

 

[West Texas CEO]

So, that means I'm one of the remaining 11% intellectuals.

9%

 

[Thaedolus]

that’s metal as fuck

 

[EverydayBeast]

There are scientists who disagree with black hole data, would love someone to really explain black holes, they’re a real enigma.

 

[sono]

Borg testing their next gen phasers

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

It's 3,000 light years long, but effecting a much larger range than just that.

A light year is approximately 6 trillion miles. At 60 mph it would take you 28 billion years so you best start today if you want to drive it.

Heading out now so I avoid rush hour to make a good start.

 

[Gp1]

Wait, so this thing is like real life Death Star?

It's more like the black hole pulling out a Holdo maneuver!

Yep... I know... i know...