Black holes are the rhythm at the heart of galaxies
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 10:56
in Astronomy & Space
The powerful black holes at the centre of massive galaxies and galaxy clusters act as hearts to the systems, pumping energy out at regular intervals to regulate the growth of the black holes themselves, as well as star formation, according to new data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory...
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