Cannibal Galaxy the Biggest In the Near Universe 118
The Bad Astronomer writes "Astronomers have found the most massive galaxy in the near universe: an obese, bloated monster that may tip the cosmic scales at 13 trillion times the mass of the Sun, 20 times the mass of the entire Milky Way. The galaxy, called ESO 146-IG 005, sits at the center of a dense cluster of other (but much more lightweight) galaxies, and grew to its present size by eating the galaxies around it. In fact, the so-far undigested cores of at least five other galaxies are still easily seen in the cannibal's nucleus. Astronomers are having difficulty pinning down the galaxy's exact mass, but it's clearly the biggest bruiser within 1.5 billion light years of home."
Should be named Homer Simpson (Score:5, Funny)
MMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Gaaaaalaaaaaxyyyyyyy
om nom nom nom
Now I'm Officially Scared (Score:2, Funny)
I, for once... (Score:3, Funny)
... well, you know what
Up goes the premium (Score:1, Funny)
Just wait until the insurance companies hear about this.
Time to update the joke (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Now I'm Officially Scared (Score:5, Funny)
First global warming, now solar system-eating far galaxy monsters. What could possibly be worse?
I'll take a shot at that: How about The Big Rip [wikipedia.org]? Cosmic expansion increasing exponentially quickly so that every atom, no, every point of space time retreats from every other point faster than the speed of light. Everything in the universe ripping apart in an instant. OOoooohhhh! Scary!
Re:Am I the only one (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Am I the only one (Score:3, Funny)
Oh come on... (Score:2, Funny)
... It's just BIG BONED!
Change one letter... (Score:4, Funny)
Oh yeah! Survival of the fittest, bitches!
Wouldn't that be survival of the fattest?
Where's the CowboyNeal option? (Score:1, Funny)
Obligatory. (Score:3, Funny)
Or it would be if it weren't for your mother.
Re:Now I'm Officially Scared (Score:5, Funny)
First global warming, now solar system-eating far galaxy monsters. What could possibly be worse?
Total protonic reversal. Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light. That would be bad. [/ghostbusters]
Old news (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Eating ? (Score:5, Funny)