This Hubble Space Telescope image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4710 shows a faint, ethereal "X"-shaped bulge at the galaxy's center. Credit: NASA & ESA
To: NormsRevenge
... is giving astronomers insight into how these galactic paunches form.
Paunches? Well, if, as some argue that there are black holes at the center of many galaxies, the 'paunch' may simply be the inevitable result of consuming the donut that once surrounded the black hole. It's the 'black donut' theory of the origin of black holes.
2 posted on
11/18/2009 9:11:56 AM PST by
newheart
("It will keep the government out of your health care decisions..." Barack Obama, July 23, 2009)
To: NormsRevenge
astronomers often seek edge-on galaxies, as their bulges are more easily distinguishable
This phenomena is known in scientific circles as the Law of Michael Moore.
3 posted on
11/18/2009 9:12:24 AM PST by
dblshot
To: NormsRevenge
Great...wonder how long before someone at PETA or somewhere similar tries to pin the blame on galactic obesity on US...or at least W....
tick...tick...tick...
4 posted on
11/18/2009 9:17:34 AM PST by
NorCoGOP
(Recession: friend loses his job. Depression: You lose your job. Recovery: Obama loses his job.)
To: NormsRevenge
5 posted on
11/18/2009 9:19:40 AM PST by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: NormsRevenge
In before Right Said Fred.
6 posted on
11/18/2009 9:21:10 AM PST by
MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: NormsRevenge
"Bulges !"
8 posted on
11/18/2009 10:21:37 AM PST by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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