Black Hole Blasts Neighbor Galaxy with Deadly Jet

butterwise writes to mention that astronomers have, for the first time, witnessed a super-massive black hole hitting a nearby galaxy with a "death-star-like" beam of energy. The story also has a video with simulations, pictures, and explanations. "The 'death star galaxy,' as NASA astronomers called it, could obliterate the atmospheres of planets but also trigger the birth of stars in the wake of its destructive beam. Fortunately, the cosmic violence is a safe distance from our own neck of the cosmos."

Phew, good job it's far away

[Finallyjoined!!!]

Imagine that on a Boeing, you wouldn't have to worry about collateral damage, there'd be nothing remotely collateral left :-)

He Who Smelt It Dealt It

[Anonymous Coward]

Black hole denies farting; blames it on nearby neutron star.

One flaw...

[downix]

When those pesky x-wings fly down and shoot the exhaust vent....

The astronomers explained

[circletimessquare]

that they could not nail down the exact nature of the exotic object giving off the deadly beam, but they did offer that "that's no moon"

Eminent domain...

[__aaclcg7560]

This is what happens when you're not willing to move your galaxy out of the path of a new intergalactic highway. Please don't complain about not knowing about it. The drawings been available in the next galaxy over for ages now.

Old news

[jonfr]

This is old news, this did happen 1.4 billion years ago.

Re:Way to be taken seriously..

[Dachannien]

Besides, the ability to blast an entire neighboring galaxy with a gamma ray beam is insignificant compared to the power of the Force.

Won't someone think of the aliens?!!

[Mistshadow2k4]

Fortunately, the cosmic violence is a safe distance from our own neck of the cosmos.

That doesn't help the poor aliens living in that neck of the cosmos, you insensitive clod!

Re:One flaw...

[QuantumG]

Dude, it's no bigger than a womprat.. there's no way.

Re:Way to be taken seriously..

[dgatwood]

Both are correct as long as you mean kwork as kw-orc. If you mean that like kw-irk, then that's the word quirk, which has a very different meaning.

Re:Way to be taken seriously..

[Chris Burke]

I have no idea if it's right, but I pronounce it like the name of the Ferengi in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Re:He Who Smelt It Dealt It

[IndustrialComplex]

I'd have blamed it on Sirius.

I give it 48 hours before we feel the effects...

[jpellino]

...which will consist of Rush Limbaugh figuring out a way to pin this on the Clintons, and Dennis Kucinich formulating a plan to deal with it...

Re:He Who Smelt It Dealt It

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd have blamed it on Uranus

Re:He Who Smelt It Dealt It

[nofx_3]

Me: "I'm sorry, Anonymous Coward, but astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all."
AC: "Oh. What's it called now?"
Me: "Urectum. Here, let me locate it for you."

-kap

Re:Way to be taken seriously..

[Radres]

Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways, Dachannien. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you complete your Q2 deliverables on time, or given you clairvoyance to know when your boss won't notice that you're reading Slashdot...

Re:Way to be taken seriously..

[Surlyboi]

I find your lack of karma disturbing...

Re:He Who Smelt It Dealt It

[DeadDecoy]

It must've been silent but deadly.

That is No Deathray Kids

[g16n]

This is what happens when a seductive mama galaxy spins in close proximity to an excited papa galaxy.

In related news

[Falstius]

In a speech today, Bush promoted renewed investment in the space agency. "See, we've finally found the WMD and they're in another galaxy, see. It is imperative we develop the technology to impose regime change as quick as possible. 9-11."

Re:He Who Smelt It Dealt It

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd have blamed it on Sirius.

Oh sure, the old "blame it on the dogstar" routine.

Re:He Who Smelt It Dealt It

[PCM2]

Me: "Urectum. Here, let me locate it for you."

Urectum? From the sound of it, u probably killed em.

Re:Way to be taken seriously..

[fbjon]

On the contrary, the karma-bonus modifiers are strong in this one.

Re:Way to be taken seriously..

[Capt James McCarthy]

"Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways, Dachannien. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you complete your Q2 deliverables on time, or given you clairvoyance to know when your boss won't notice that you're reading Slashdot..."

And how is that women are not turned on by statements like that, I'll obviously never know...

not "dude"

[Anonymous Coward]

Whomever tagged the story "donttasemedude", stop smoking ganja, at least while you're reading news. Idiot. The quote is "Don't tase me, bro!" Now don't fuck it up by spreading an incorrect version. This is how stupidity is created.

Re:Way to be taken seriously..

[Tony Hoyle]

though I don't know how his voice box says it.

Since hackers got at it, it now pronounces it as 'penis'.

Who said physics was boring?

Re:Way to be taken seriously..

[Chaymus]

System 3C321 Major: Stellar Nursery, I am your father....

Stellar Nursery: NOOOOOO!!!!

System 3C321 Major: Come to the Event Horizon side, it is your density