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Massive Explosion a Universe Far Far Away
The most massive explosion ever recorded anywhere in the universe, occurred sometime after September 15, 2008. 12.2 billion light years from earth, a super massive star exploded and then possibly imploded to a black hole. Incredibly intense gamma ray radiation was released, traveled across space and time to be recorded by the GLAST research satellite.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Astronomers made a spectacular announcement in late fall, 2008. Suspected for several years, a massive black hole has been identified at the galactic center. Black holes are still difficult to understand. They are created by the gravitational collapse of the most massive stars. Some of the star's material is blown away in a colossal explosion called a supernovae.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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