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The Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole May Be Snacking On Asteroids Scientists at the Chandra X-Ray Observatory have determined that the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way may be routinely snacking on asteroids. (Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss) www.forbes.com
Picture of the Day: A Galaxy Like Our Own NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken this image of the galaxy NGC 1073, a "barred spiral" galaxy much like our own Milky Way. According to the European Space Agency, which works with NASA ... finance.yahoo.com
Is our galaxy's black hole gobbling asteroids? The giant black hole at the center of our galaxy may be snacking on asteroids. www.msnbc.msn.com
Hubble Telescope Spies Milky Way Galaxy's Twin An uncanny twin of our own Milky Way galaxy takes center stage in a new cosmic portrait by the Hubble Space Telescope unveiled today (Feb. 3). news.yahoo.com
Hubble captures Milky Way galaxy's twin An uncanny twin of our own Milky Way galaxy takes center stage in a new cosmic portrait by the Hubble Space Telescope unveiled Friday. www.msnbc.msn.com
'Milky Way's Twin': New Hubble Image Of Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1073 (PHOTO) An uncanny twin of our own Milky Way galaxy takes center stage in a new cosmic portrait by the Hubble Space Telescope unveiled today (Feb. 3). The amazing photo shows the galaxy NGC 1073, a barred spiral like our own Milky Way . The galaxy is located 55 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus (The Sea Monster). www.huffingtonpost.com
Does the Milky Way galaxy have an evil twin? The Hubble Space Telescope has detected a galaxy that is strikingly similar to our own Milky Way, but there's no reason to believe that it's evil. www.csmonitor.com
What others say: Picturing a black hole Black holes are perhaps the most powerful, least understood phenomenon in the universe, but no one has ever really seen one. www.deseretnews.com
EDITORIAL: Black hole prepares for its first close-up Black holes are perhaps the most powerful, least understood phenomenon in the universe, but no one has ever really seen one. Astronomers are hoping to photograph one by linking 50 radio telescopes around the world so that Earth becomes essentially a single giant radio telescope www.courierpress.com
Can we get a black hole to say Cheese? An international team of scientists is preparing to photograph the black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Just five years ago such a photograph of a black hole would have been technically impossible. Not so in 2012. www.itwire.com
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