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Article: Astronomers' findings portray odd, violent universe: rogue black holes, orphaned baby stars
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- January 11, 2008
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The deeper astronomers gaze into the cosmos, the more they find it is 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.
"It's an odd universe we live in," said Vanderbilt University astronomer Kelly Holley-Bockelmann. She presented her theory on rogue black holes at the American Astronomical Society's meeting in Austin, Texas, earlier this week.
It should be noted that she is not worried and you should not be either. The odds of one of ...