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Black Hole at Heart of Milky Way Keeps Flashing and No One Knows Why
interestingengineering.com ^
| By John Loeffler
Posted on 01/15/2022 3:04:56 PM PST by BenLurkin
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, keeps releasing random bursts of radiation on a daily basis and no one can figure out what is causing it.
These bursts ranged from tens to hundreds of times brighter than the normal signals sent out by the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy, but they don't appear to follow a discernable pattern.
The data from 2006 to 2008 show high levels of gamma-ray activity, followed by a rapid four-year-long drop, after which activity shot back up, starting in 2012.
There could be any number of reasons for the irregularity in the bursts, including gaseous clouds or stars passing between us and A* that is partially blocking the radiation.
(Excerpt) Read more at interestingengineering.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; darkmatter; physics; sagittariusa; science; speedofdark; stringtheory
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To: BenLurkin
It wants us to pull over.
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01/15/2022 3:31:20 PM PST
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Mr. K
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To: BenLurkin
Sounds like a ‘Low Battery’ warning light…
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LVS1
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To: BenLurkin
George Clinton knows why.
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To: BenLurkin
Your car’s warranty has expired!
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buckalfa
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To: BenLurkin
They keep opening the refrigerator door ...
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To: DesertRhino
You got a little bit funk in ya I like it
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DesertRhino
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To: BenLurkin
You need your P.F. Flyer, Jonny Quest Tiger Tooth from the Buster Brown shoe store to decode the message!
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To: Arcadian Empire
Trying pick up a cute girl in the Ford galaxy.
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Liaison
(TANSTAAFL)
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To: BenLurkin
"Black Hole at Heart of Milky Way Keeps Flashing and No One Knows Why How do they know no one knows why? Have they polled everyone on the planet to confirm that no one has the correct answer? And how can they be certain none of the proposed answers are correct? Maybe there's a 9-year-old polymath in Jaipur who has it sussed but his jealous teachers aren't giving his ideas a platform. After all, Einstein and Schrödinger both were long since cold in the ground before the argument over quantum entanglement was settled.
To: DesertRhino
It just keeps singing “flashlight.”
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Liaison
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DesertRhino
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To: BenLurkin
Maybe it’s just proud of its physique.
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Some Fat Guy in L.A.
(Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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