Great Ball of Fire!

[retroborg]

This colossal 'ball of fire' is by far the largest object of this kind ever identified!



http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMWD1AATME_index_0.html

http://discovermagazine.com/2006/sep/xraymap

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/12 ... s_of_fire/

http://elainemeinelsupkis.typepad.com/s ... nel_s.html

What's not cleared out, is whether this fireball is bigger than our Galaxy or any other Galaxy for that matter?