Galactic 'super-Volcano' In Action

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Galactic 'Super-Volcano' in Action

 

 

ScienceDaily (Aug. 20, 2010) — A galactic "super-volcano" in the massive galaxy M87 is erupting and blasting gas outwards, as witnessed by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and NSF's Very Large Array. The cosmic volcano is being driven by a giant black hole in the galaxy's center and preventing hundreds of millions of new stars from forming.

 

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100819112218.htm