Thursday, October 25, 2012

Newscenter Update: Monster Galaxy May Have Been Stirred Up By Black-hole Mischief

October 25, 2012
Monster Galaxy Lacks a Bright Core
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Monster Galaxy May Have Been Stirred Up By Black-hole Mischief

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a remarkable new view of a whopper of an elliptical galaxy that may have been puffed up by the actions of one or more black holes in its core. The galaxy's core measures about 10,000 light-years and is the largest yet seen.

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