Doomed quasar is heading for a powerful explosion November 10, 2015 by Tomasz Nowakowski report Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! An artist’s concept of two colliding black holes, in the process of merging. Credit: NASA / CXC / A. Hobart. (Phys.org)—PKS 1302-102 is one of the few known quasars with a pair of black holes within its accretion disc. It is also a curious case for astronomers as it will produce a powerful explosion when these two black holes merge. The scientists trying to determine the scale of this merger estimate that it could result in an enormous release of energy. EXTRACT: As we wait for the outcome of the merger of two supermassive black holes in PKS 1302-102, the scientist calculate that it has already happened. That's because the quasar is located approximately 3.5 billion light years from Earth and they estimate that the merger took place about 3.39 billion years ago. If so, the light from that event will arrive here in at least 100 million years. Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-11-doomed-quasar-powerful-explosion.html#jCp
