Milky Way Black Hole Could Reignite

sciencehabit sends us to Sciencemag.org for an account of a survey of nearby galaxies that points to the possibility that once-quiescent galactic nuclei could wake up and become active again. If the Milky Way's dormant black hole should become active, it could be bad news for life on Earth (and elsewhere in the neighborhood). The paper (PDF) is up on the arXiv.

Protect yourself

[Beavertank]

Remember kids, just like government mind control rays the gamma ray bursts generated by our galaxy's black hole center can be blocked by a tin foil hat.

You may want a tin foil codpiece, too.

oblig.

[Rob T Firefly]

What does.. God.. need.. with a starship?

I am building a ringworld

[RichMan]

So massive core explosions delivering a huge radiation wave are expected.

Step 1:
    - invent scrith
Step 2:
    - build Ringworld
Step 3:
    - profit (sell real estate)

Oh noes!

[RabidMonkey]

If the terrorists get their hands on this, we're all doomed!

Quick, invade something, anything!

The galactic core could be exploding?

[meringuoid]

... Well, shit. I'd nearly saved up enough to buy a General Products hull, and now it seems they've shut up shop and left town.

Re:Eye muss bee knew hear

[A nonymous Coward]

Nothing to see here (and if it happened, nobody to see it)

Move along, move along.

Re:Eye muss bee knew hear

[IndustrialComplex]

Massive relativistic death lasers? Concertgoers bouncing against each other to near the speed of light?

It isn't a galactic collision. It's just the reunion tour for Disaster Area.

Re:oblig.

[infonography]

Worst. Trek. Movie. Ever.

Don't be so hasty, there are plans for many more....

Re:I am building a ringworld

[PakProtector]

I am civilised, after all. I'm a Belter, not a lawyer.

Jack Brennan.