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posted by mrpg on Sunday November 18 2018, @05:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the dinner-time dept.

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Trans-galactic streamers feeding most luminous galaxy in the universe

The most luminous galaxy ever discovered is cannibalizing not one, not two, but at least three of its smaller neighbors, according to a new study published today (Nov. 15) in the journal Science and coauthored by scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The material that the galaxy is stealing from its neighbors is likely contributing to its uber-brightness, the study shows.

[...] "It is possible that this feeding frenzy has already been ongoing for some time, and we expect the galactic feast to continue for at least a few hundred million years," said Tanio Diaz-Santos of the Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago, Chile, lead author of the study.

[...] This kind of galactic cannibalism is not uncommon. Astronomers have previously observed galaxies merging with or accreting matter from their neighbors in the nearby universe. For example, the pair of galaxies collectively known as "the Mice" are so named because each has a long, thin tail of accreting material stretching away from it.


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  • (Score: 2) by legont on Sunday November 18 2018, @06:35AM (4 children)

    by legont (4179) on Sunday November 18 2018, @06:35AM (#763384)

    Perhaps they are sharing material, or paying taxes, or contributing to common good.

    Probably reflects the author's psycho.

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    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday November 18 2018, @07:26AM (2 children)

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday November 18 2018, @07:26AM (#763401) Journal

      The vogon have commitments to keep. Not to worry though, all the contracts are in proper order, and all material can be properly accounted for. Relevant taxes have been paid, or fitting bribes made, as the case may be. Nothing irregular to be found on a Vogon job!

      • (Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Sunday November 18 2018, @07:49AM

        by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Sunday November 18 2018, @07:49AM (#763409)

        And if you have any doubts you can view the plans anytime as they are on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”

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      • (Score: 2) by legont on Sunday November 18 2018, @02:46PM

        by legont (4179) on Sunday November 18 2018, @02:46PM (#763490)

        Well, space has negative energy galore (or shall I say is?). To travel faster than light one needs a lot of it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcubierre_drive [wikipedia.org]

        Perhaps they create space to get energy (they like to commute?) which would in turn create a lot of garbage matter to dump on a poor while large galaxy where all the local fauna is fried as a result. Not to mention global warming accelerated expansion of the only universe we got.

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    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 18 2018, @07:37AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 18 2018, @07:37AM (#763406)

      The bigger galaxy is violently imposing its gravitational monopoly ...

  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Sunday November 18 2018, @07:59AM (1 child)

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Sunday November 18 2018, @07:59AM (#763411) Homepage Journal

    The nebulae that result from supernova explosions are quite cool to look at, but some of those supernovas used to have inhabit planets orbiting them.

    It's just got to totally suck when some alien astronomer informs your entire planet that it will be sucked into a black hole in two million years. Imagine two million years of really negative attitudes.

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  • (Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Sunday November 18 2018, @11:09AM (1 child)

    by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Sunday November 18 2018, @11:09AM (#763434)

    Where are they? I can't find them on Twitch or anywhere else. What games are they streaming? Andromeda Skyrim? Klingon Space Program?

    "galactic cannibalism," oh, Universe Sandbox.....

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    • (Score: 2) by linkdude64 on Sunday November 18 2018, @06:24PM

      by linkdude64 (5482) on Sunday November 18 2018, @06:24PM (#763566)

      Beat me to it. My first thought was, "Trans-galactic streamers? Which hambeast with a galaxy's-worth of beta-orbiters is streaming now?"

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