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Binary Black Holes Discovered

A pair of galaxies known together as NGC 6240 are colliding with each other 400 million light-years away in the direction of Ophiucus. Researchers have just announced that each of these galaxies contains an active black hole--this is the first binary black hole identified. The two objects are spiraling in towards each other as the galaxies interact, and will eventually collide.

Thanks, Mom!

Posted by Songdog on November 20, 2002 09:09 AM |

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