Nick Gilbert
at 12:40 PM Jan 11 2012
Science // 

An international team ofastronomershas found that blackholes are capable of ejecting 'bullets' of compacted gas outwards at high velocity, accelerating them to around a quarter of the speed of light.

Rebecca Boyle
at 09:40 AM Dec 6 2011
Science // 

Astronomers have measured the two most enormous supermassive black holes found so far, vast realms of titanic gravity large enough to swallow 10 of our solar systems. The black holes are much bigger than predicted, suggesting extra-large galaxies and their black holes grow and evolve differently than smaller ones.

 
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