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How Much Mass Makes a Black Hole?
European Southern Observatory ^
| August 18, 2010
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Posted on 08/18/2010 10:06:11 AM PDT by decimon
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This artist’s impression shows the magnetar in the very rich and young star cluster Westerlund 1. This remarkable cluster contains hundreds of very massive stars, some shining with a brilliance of almost one million suns. European astronomers have for the first time demonstrated that this magnetar — an unusual type of neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field — was formed from a star with at least 40 times as much mass as the Sun. The result presents great challenges to current theories of how stars evolve, as a star as massive as this was expected to become a black hole, not a magnetar.
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ESO/L. Calçada
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posted on
08/18/2010 10:06:12 AM PDT
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decimon
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posted on
08/18/2010 10:07:08 AM PDT
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Mr. K
(Physically unable to proofreed (<---oops! see?))
To: SunkenCiv
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08/18/2010 10:07:38 AM PDT
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decimon
To: decimon
Many Sagan pounds per cubic inch.
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08/18/2010 10:08:48 AM PDT
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Dayman
To: Mr. K
Um.... a bunch?You will not go on to the next round. Pick up your consolation prize on the way out. ;-)
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08/18/2010 10:09:37 AM PDT
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decimon
To: decimon
This question is too easy. I’m going to check back often.
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posted on
08/18/2010 10:09:50 AM PDT
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Sgt_Schultze
(A half-truth is a complete lie)
To: Dayman
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posted on
08/18/2010 10:11:48 AM PDT
by
evets
(beer)
To: decimon
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posted on
08/18/2010 10:12:08 AM PDT
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Berlin_Freeper
(Chump Obama promised "Change" and we got chump change.)
To: decimon
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posted on
08/18/2010 10:12:32 AM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: decimon
To: decimon
To: decimon
Something about Michelle’s size?
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posted on
08/18/2010 10:17:37 AM PDT
by
beethovenfan
(If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
To: decimon
See, this is already getting funny.
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posted on
08/18/2010 10:20:40 AM PDT
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Sgt_Schultze
(A half-truth is a complete lie)
To: decimon
Deval Patrick is a huge Mass Hole.
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posted on
08/18/2010 10:21:09 AM PDT
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dancusa
(Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. W. Churchill)
To: decimon
About how much mass, I am not sure, but we do have a Black Hole in the White House that I’m guessing weighs about 180 lbs.
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08/18/2010 10:21:10 AM PDT
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Hoosier-Daddy
( "It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Obamass No, no, much too lightweight.
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08/18/2010 10:22:17 AM PDT
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thulldud
(Is it "alter or abolish" time yet?)
To: decimon
2/3rds of the national debt.
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08/18/2010 10:23:27 AM PDT
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TigersEye
(Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
To: decimon
How Much Mass Makes a Black 'Hole?
'bout 250 lbs., I'd say.
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