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Frenzy-Feeding Black Hole Makes Galaxy Most Luminous

Frenzy-Feeding Black Hole Makes Galaxy Most Luminous

Science Quickly

June 4, 20153m 11s

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A galaxy 12.5 billion light-years away gives off the light of 300 trillion suns, because its feeding black hole produces enough heat to set the whole galaxy's dust glowing. Lee Billings reports

 

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