And let’s not dismiss that difficult birth childhood it had, either.
Astronomers Astonished by Violence of Universe
WASHINGTON — The deeper astronomers gaze into the cosmos, the more they find it’s a bizarre and violent universe.
The research findings from this week’s annual meeting of U.S. astronomers range from blue orphaned baby stars to menacing “rogue” black holes that roam our galaxy, devouring any planets unlucky enough to be within their limited reach…When astronomers this week unveiled a giant map of mysterious dark matter in a supercluster of galaxies, they explained that the violence of the cramped-together galaxies is so great that there is now an accepted vocabulary for various types of cosmic brutal behavior.
The gravitational force between the clashing galaxies can cause “slow strangulation,” in which crucial gas is gradually removed from the victim galaxy. “Stripping” is a more violent process in which the larger galaxy rips gas from the smaller one.
Then there’s “harassment,” which is a quick fly-by encounter, said astronomer Meghan Gray of the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.
With all this violence, it’s amazing how the universe has survive without any governmental regulation, isn’t it?
I’m just shocked that you posted an article with the words, “rips gas” in it. 😉