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NASA Space Telescope Discovers 10 Monster Black Holes
Space.com ^
| September 11, 2013
| Elizabeth Howell
Posted on 09/11/2013 10:28:07 AM PDT by lbryce
![](http://i.space.com/images/i/000/032/560/i02/black-holes-NuSTAR.jpg?1378836646)
This optical color image of galaxies is seen overlaidwith X-ray data (magenta) from NASA's
black hole-hunting NuSTAR space telescope. The arrow points to magenta blobs indicating
giant, supermassive black holes discovered by the space telescope.
A powerful NASA space telescope has found not one, but 10 monster black holes lurking in the hearts of distant galaxies the first major finds for the X-ray space observatory, scientists say.
The discoveries, which scientists say occurred "serendipitously," were made as astronomers reviewed images from NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), an X-ray space telescope designed specifically to hunt black holes.
"We were looking at known targets and spotted the black holes in the background of the images," David Alexander, a professor with Durham University's physics department, said in a statement.
Then the team confirmed what they saw with observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton satellite, which also can look at low-energy light.
The 10 black holes discovered are just the beginning of hundreds of expected finds, the scientists added. With every supermassive black hole catalogued, scientists are hoping to better understand the population.
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KEYWORDS: blackhole; deadtrayvon; nasa; trayvon; xplanets
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Quick. Somebody get a hold of the guy who named an asteroid after dead-Trayvon.Can they actually name allten black holes after him?. 'deadTrayvon Black Hole Cluster' is a name that would warm the cockles of a left-winged liberal's heart to no end.
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:28:07 AM PDT
by
lbryce
To: lbryce
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:29:02 AM PDT
by
RedMDer
(WOW!)
To: lbryce
The first one should be named after Detroit
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:29:08 AM PDT
by
barmag25
To: lbryce
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:29:16 AM PDT
by
GraceG
To: lbryce
Somebody get a hold of the guy who named an asteroid after dead-Trayvon.Can they actually name allten black holes after him?Only one...after all, Trayvon got only ONE bullet hole in him
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:31:04 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: lbryce
Is one of them named “Michelle”?
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:31:04 AM PDT
by
South40
To: JRios1968
Only one...after all, Trayvon got only ONE bullet hole in him He got no more (or less) than he deserved.
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:31:47 AM PDT
by
South40
To: lbryce
Hmm. Apparently we’re not the first galaxy to have experienced the results of collectivism.
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:31:56 AM PDT
by
lurk
To: SunkenCiv
‘Monster Black Hole Cluster with 10 Black Holes’ pings list
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:32:00 AM PDT
by
lbryce
(The 22nd Amendment Lives:1142 Days Until America's Greatest Nemesis Gets the Heave "Ho")
To: RedMDer
Monster Black HolesOh, wait....black holes. Never mind.
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:32:59 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: lbryce
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:34:09 AM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(Opinions are like orgasms: only mine count, and I couldn't care less if you have one...)
To: Puppage
DO NOT GOOGLE MONSTER BLACK HOLES without safe search on
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:35:21 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: Old Sarge
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:35:51 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: al baby
DO NOT GOOGLE MONSTER BLACK HOLES without safe search onLOL
Mussssst.......not.......comment.
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:37:13 AM PDT
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Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: al baby
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:38:37 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
To: al baby
I suspect they look like something out of Players Magazine.
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:40:01 AM PDT
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dfwgator
To: lbryce
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:48:55 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
To: lbryce
No telescope needed to see the monster black hole in the white-house.
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:50:21 AM PDT
by
PoloSec
( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
To: lbryce
It’s pointed at Washington DC?
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posted on
09/11/2013 10:57:15 AM PDT
by
Farnsworth
("The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness...This and no)
To: lbryce
the telescope is looking at washington dc?
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posted on
09/11/2013 11:05:26 AM PDT
by
bravo whiskey
(We should not fear our government. Our government should fear us.)
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