NASA Uncovers Millions of New Black Holes 77
coondoggie writes "NASA today said its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite has unearthed a 'bonanza of new-found supermassive black holes and extreme galaxies called hot DOGs, or dust-obscured galaxies.' NASA said the latest discoveries help astronomers better understand how galaxies and the behemoth black holes at their centers grow and evolve together."
The news was released in a press conference, and io9 has a comprehensive write-up about everything that was covered, including the Q&A session. Pretty pictures here.
"NASA Uncovers Millions of New Black Holes" (Score:5, Funny)
Black holes (Score:4, Funny)
So what they're saying is... they've found teenagers.
I know what you're thinking.. (Score:5, Funny)
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, 'are there a million black holes waiting to hoover up all sentient life from the universe or are there 100 million black holes waiting to hoover up all sentient life from the universe? ' Well to tell you the truth, in all the chaos I myself can't remember how many black holes I made. So let me ask you, punk. Do you feel lucky ?
New? (Score:5, Funny)
I'll bet these have been around longer than we have
Millions of black holes ... (Score:2, Funny)
... nothing to see here, please move along!
Re:Holly knows why it took so long to find them... (Score:4, Funny)
Look during the day, when there's more light to see by.
Re:Great! (Score:4, Funny)