Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Under pressure, black holes feast

A new study shows that some supermassive black holes actually thrive under pressure. It has been known for some time that when distant galaxies -- and the supermassive black holes within their cores -- aggregate into clusters, these clusters create a volatile, highly pressurized environment. Individual galaxies falling into clusters are often deformed during the process and begin to resemble cosmic jellyfish.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3grSrP3

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