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Black hole & ‘the Bullet’: Key to mystery of Milky Way’s speeding space cloud (IMAGE)
A vagrant black hole is behind a supersonic space cloud speeding through the Milky Way ‘like a bullet,’ according to new research which proposes two scenarios for the phenomenon. Japanese astronomers stumbled upon the isolated black hole concealed in a cosmic cloud while examining the remains of an exploded star 10,000 light years away. READ […]
A Vast and Spooky Void Is Influencing the Milky Way
“The void” is more than a metaphor for gnawing existential pain. In fact, new research from an international team of scientists suggests that a huge void outside our extragalactic neighborhood could be impacting the way our galaxy—and others around it—move. Read more… Gizmodo
