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NASA Finds Black Hole Cluster (Unprecedented Cluster)
Daily Beast ^ | June 15, 2013 | Staff

Posted on 06/15/2013 2:30:31 PM PDT by lbryce

Title:NASA Finds Black Hole Cluster

No matter how old you are, space never stops being cool. That applies doubly to black holes, which is why NASA's latest discovery should be considered totally awesome: using the Chandra X-ray observatory, the agency found an "unprecedented" cluster of black holes in the Andromeda galaxy.

How unprecedented? There could be 26 of them in this cluster alone. And these were just the ones that were immediately identifiable, as scientists say there are likely many more that are currently invisible. Said the lead author of the study, "We think it's just the tip of the iceberg." Cool.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: andromenda; blackholecluster; blackholes; stringtheory; unprecedented; xplanets
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Would make for a great retirement home for some future ex-leader and his entourage.
1 posted on 06/15/2013 2:30:32 PM PDT by lbryce
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To: SunkenCiv; lbryce

PING


2 posted on 06/15/2013 2:31:26 PM PDT by lbryce (BHO:"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds by way Oppenheimer at Trinity NM)
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To: lbryce

They then realized they were looking the wrong way.
Instead of viewing deep space, they were staring at Washington DC.


3 posted on 06/15/2013 2:33:33 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: lbryce
NASA Finds Black Hole Cluster (Unprecedented Cluster)

They probably found it in their search for muslim outreach.

4 posted on 06/15/2013 2:34:17 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Jesus, Please Save America!)
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To: lbryce

It may be cool in some way, but, I’m not feeling all warm and fuzzy about there being many invisible black holes.


5 posted on 06/15/2013 2:34:27 PM PDT by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: lbryce

And when enough of them get together there, and collide, do we get another Big Bang?


6 posted on 06/15/2013 2:34:28 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: lbryce

So this is kinda like the black caucus but useful?


7 posted on 06/15/2013 2:35:12 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: John W

They are not invisible...since they were detected and observed by Chandra....most likely through X-Ray imaging


8 posted on 06/15/2013 2:45:20 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: lbryce

can a black hole swallow a black hole?

and I mean that in a scientific-spacy way


9 posted on 06/15/2013 2:46:12 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: lbryce

NASA budget time ping!


10 posted on 06/15/2013 2:50:11 PM PDT by hadaclueonce (dont worry about Mexico, put the fence around kalifornia.)
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To: lbryce

Was it in the West Wing?


11 posted on 06/15/2013 2:51:30 PM PDT by Paladin2 (;-))
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To: Darksheare

They looked at DC but all they saw was wreckem.


12 posted on 06/15/2013 2:56:53 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: lbryce

They found the Star Wars galaxies Great Maw..wonder if we can see Han Solo doing his Kessel run.


13 posted on 06/15/2013 3:00:48 PM PDT by aft_lizard
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To: GeronL

Absolutely. As long as one mass is sufficiently larger than the other black hole.


14 posted on 06/15/2013 3:03:05 PM PDT by aft_lizard
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To: lbryce

That is nothing. There is an entire family of black holes livin’ in the White Hut.


15 posted on 06/15/2013 3:03:14 PM PDT by Gator113 ( ~just keep livin~ I drink good wine, listen to good music and dream good dreams.)
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To: GeronL

Yes, a black hole can swallow a black hole. It’s believed that the center of most galaxies, including our own, contain “super massive” black holes, which tend to be the culmination of many black holes collapsing in on themselves.


16 posted on 06/15/2013 3:06:20 PM PDT by Lordosis699
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-- Absolutely. As long as one mass is sufficiently larger than the other black hole. --

I don't think the relative size matters. If they are equal mass, they can merge. Probably not likely to have two objects of that sort of mass in close proximity, but if that does happen, there is nothing in any theory that I am aware of that precludes them from merging into a single object.

17 posted on 06/15/2013 3:06:43 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Lordosis699; aft_lizard

Thank You


18 posted on 06/15/2013 3:07:15 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: lbryce
I found it too. And I didn't even need a telescope.


19 posted on 06/15/2013 3:08:19 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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To: lbryce

[as scientists say there are likely many more that are currently invisible.]

I thought they were all invisible.


20 posted on 06/15/2013 3:09:18 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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