Word by Word Definitions. icingplay. : a sweet flavored usually creamy mixture used to coat baked goods (such as cupcakes) âcalled also frosting. : an illegal act by an ice hockey player of shooting a puck from within the defensive zone or defensive half of the rink beyond the opponents' goal line but not into the goal.
A study suggested that there are 100 million black holes in the Milky Way Galaxy, but X-ray observations have only found dozens so far. Most of the black holes may be âdarkâ and difficult to see directly at any wavelength.
The small galaxy NGC 1277 is home to a colossal supermassive black hole and is embedded in the nearby Perseus galaxy cluster, at a distance of 250 million light-years from Earth. NGC1277 is the small galaxy in the center of this image. Compared to all the other galaxies around it, NGC 1277 is very compact and flat.