X Marks the Spot Where Black Holes Meet

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Posted by michael on Friday August 02, 2002 @11:12PM from the 5-mph-bumpers dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Scientific America has an article describing how the X shape observed at the center of some galaxies may be explained by the merging of massive black holes at the center of colliding galaxies."

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That explains that... (Score:4, Funny)

by schmink182 ( 540768 ) writes: <schmink182@y[ ]o.com ['aho' in gap]> on Friday August 02, 2002 @11:25PM (#4003128) Homepage

...but what about the y- and z- shaped galaxies?

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Maybe... (Score:1)

by cornjchob ( 514035 ) writes:

Maybe those galaxies just have an affinity for pr0n? God, I'd hate to see what our galaxy's shaped like...
- Re:Maybe... (Score:1)
  
  by Gamasta ( 557555 ) writes:
  
  God, I'd hate to see what our galaxy's shaped like...
  
  I hear your prayer, son. And I tell you that you won't live to know it.
  
  --
  If you find yourself struggling with loneliness, you're not alone. And yet you are alone...
Or just maybe.... (Score:5, Funny)

by JUSTONEMORELATTE ( 584508 ) writes: on Saturday August 03, 2002 @12:26AM (#4003306) Homepage

It's the folks at Apple plugging OS X a la the Folks at Disney plugging "Signs" [slashdot.org].
But personally, I like to think the universe is running X windows, and these galaxies are simply screen-savers.

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- Re:Or just maybe.... (Score:2)
  
  by Alsee ( 515537 ) writes:
  
  and these galaxies are simply screen-savers.
  
  Damn cheezy starfield screensavers!
  
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- Re:Or just maybe.... (Score:1)
  
  by Geeky Frignit ( 232507 ) writes:
  
  It's a broken image link.
  
  This text added to exceed the damn 20 second to reply rule. How can someone respond quick-witted if they have to wait 20 seconds.
- Re:Or just maybe.... (Score:1)
  
  by ThereIsNoSporkNeo ( 587688 ) writes:
  
  "But personally, I like to think the universe is running X windows, and these galaxies are simply screen-savers."
  
  DON'T MOVE THE MOUSE!
  DON'T MOVE THE MOUSE!
  
  You moved the mouse.

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