Wet Galaxy.

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  • Author(s): Reebs, Stéphan
  • Source:
    Natural History. Jul/Aug2009, Vol. 118 Issue 6, p10-11. 2p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      WATER research; VAPORS; SUPERMASSIVE black holes; MASERS; VIOLETTE, C. M.
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses a cloud of water vapor located near a supermassive black hole at the center of a faraway galaxy that was discovered by Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy doctoral student C. M. Violette. Astronomers inferred the presence of this cloud after detecting a water maser, which is an amplified microwave signal produced by stimulated water molecules.