Supermassive Black Hole Vacuums Up a Huge Gas Cloud

By alkaon on December 15, 2011 No Comments

A gas cloud 3 times more massive than Earth is rushing toward annihilation. The supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center is pulling the cloud at nearly 5,000,000 mph. Europe’s Very Large Telescope has captured a view of the cloud en route.

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