Galileo's Pendulum

Galileo's Pendulum

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  • Black holes seem to know their place in the cosmic web

    A study of 19 quasars — extremely bright black holes at the centers of galaxies — showed the matter swirling around them spins in accordance with where they reside. Galaxies form a vast network of clumps and filaments connecting them, the cosmic web known as the large-scale structure of the Universe. Researchers found that at…

    Matthew R. Francis

    November 24, 2014
    Astronomy, Cosmology
    galaxies, large-scale structure, quasars, supermassive black holes
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