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Stories about: Virgo Cluster

A View of the Most Massive Black Hole Ever Found Deep within the recesses of the elliptical galaxy M87 lies the largest and heaviest black hole sever discovered in the known Universe. The object is a supermassive dark behemoth, that has recently been imaged in great detail by astronomers. The host galaxy, Messier 87, or Virgo A, is located inside the Virgo Cluster,... 28 March 2011 06:02 GMT Space Winds Rip Galaxy Pair Apart One of the latest images collected by the Hubble Space Telescope before its overhaul – earlier this year – shows stellar winds wreaking havoc through a pair of galaxies, preventing stellar formations from taking shape inside and distorting their shapes significantly. The phenomenon, known as “ram pr... 30 September 2009 11:13 GMT