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Black hole found in enigmatic Omega Centauri

spacetelescope.org — One implication of the discovery is that it is very likely that Omega Centauri is not a globular cluster at all, but a dwarf galaxy stripped of its outer stars.

Who dugg this? Made popular Apr 3, 2008

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  • Gillagad, on 04/03/2008, -0/+5Heres an idea, if your not interested in a story... Don't click it!
  • FunkyPits, on 04/03/2008, -0/+4I am constantly amazed at the amount of incredible data and discoveries NASA produces. Anytime I hear anyone bashing it as a waste of tax dollars I want to slap them. I check the site at least once every two weeks (NASA.gov not spacetelescope.org) and every time I visit there is always something that catches my interest. Space is amazing and the more we learn the quicker we can prove Tom Cruise and L. Ron Hubbard wrong.
  • icegoddess13, on 04/03/2008, -0/+3What, the Centauri Homeworld? Quick, save Londo! (sorry, re-watching Babylon5 and had to throw that in)
  • frostbyt, on 04/03/2008, -1/+3That is wack yo.
  • abuelos84, on 04/07/2008, -0/+2Yeah, like there is a *need* to prove them wrong... lol
  • extrema, on 04/03/2008, -0/+2Omega Centauri in Google Sky:
    http://www.google.com/sky/#latitude=-47.4888759950 ...

    Good luck finding it though. It's where you don't see anything...
  • groone, on 04/03/2008, -0/+2Damnit Jim, I'm a dwarf galaxy, NOT a globular cluster!
  • 3leggedHorse, on 04/03/2008, -1/+3 Dugg for being 17,000 light years away.
  • TRScheel, on 04/03/2008, -1/+2We haven't already?
  • 1159, on 04/03/2008, -1/+2Dugg for the words "Globular Cluster"

  • RapidEye, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1Omega Centauri is an object best seen from the southern hemisphere, but even from most of US and Europe, it is STILL an amazing object - yup its that big and beautiful! One of the top 5 best objects in the sky visible with amateur telescope gear.
  • surian, on 04/03/2008, -1/+1That's not a globular cluster... space stat-- i mean dwarf galaxy!
  • blakeage, on 04/03/2008, -1/+1Can I just like, go there...?
  • justice7, on 04/03/2008, -1/+1dugg for use of wack
  • nirav72, on 04/03/2008, -1/+1The ass end of that galaxy!
  • optoomistic, on 04/03/2008, -1/+1that sucks!
  • Coven, on 04/03/2008, -3/+1Imus?
  • inactive, on 04/03/2008, -7/+2I, for one, welcome our new Dwarf Overlord.
  • FinestCall, on 04/03/2008, -6/+1I know where another black hoe is... I mean black hole.
  • inactive, on 04/03/2008, -14/+0oh wow breaking news this really effects my life

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