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Gas escaping the gravity of supermassive black holes could form a "tsunami" in the universe.
For the first time, a team of international scientists has shown how complex the clouds are within these massive objects in the universe.
Here on Earth, earthquakes and underwater volcanic eruptions may displace enough ocean water to create a tsunami, a drumbeat of waves reaching huge heights as they approach land.
Could gas escaping the gravitational grasp of supermassive black holes be forming "tsunamis" in space?
Gas escaping from the gravitational attraction of a supermassive black hole can cause tsunami-like patterns in the depths of space.
These waves can steepen into spiraling vortex structures that can reach a height of 10 light-years above the disk.
Tsunami-like structures can be produced in the depths of space , from gas escaping from the gravitational pull of a supermassive black hole.
Astrophysicists have used computer simulations to show that in deep in space, tsunami-like structures may form on much bigger scales, from gas escaping the gravitational pull of a supermassive black hole.
UNLV announced Thursday it has hired Edmund “Ed” Synakowski as the new vice president of research.
More than half a century after Neil Armstrong took mankind’s giant leap on the moon, another space race is heating up. This time, the promising new frontier for Earthlings is Mars, the planet next door.
The space race to Mars is heating up, but the reality of getting earthlings to the red planet is much more challenging than some of the overly-zealous space folk make it seem. We’re looking at you, Elon Musk.
Elon Musk isn't going to stop tweeting about how humans can migrate from Earth to Mars. For a long time, Elon Musk has spoken about his intentions to send humans to Mars, and it appears that his plans aren't going anywhere anytime soon.