Monday April 30 6:18 PM ET

NASA: Black Holes Don't Just Gobble, They Spin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Black holes, those voracious drains in space, may also spin as they gobble, dragging the fabric of the cosmos around with them, NASA (news - web sites) scientists reported on Monday.

Most cosmic objects -- planets, stars, galaxies -- spin, but this is the first time astronomers have found evidence that black holes might do it, too.

Black holes cannot be seen, because their gravitational pull is so great that nothing, not even light, can escape. So astronomers have concentrated on observing material just as it falls int