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Monster Black Hole Is the Largest and Brightest Ever Found
Space.com ^ | February 25, 2015 | Charles Q. Choi

Posted on 02/26/2015 5:24:51 AM PST by C19fan

Astronomers have discovered the largest and most luminous black hole ever seen — an ancient monster with a mass about 12 billion times that of the sun — that dates back to when the universe was less than 1 billion years old.

It remains a mystery how black holes could have grown so huge in such a relatively brief time after the dawn of the universe, researchers say.

(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...


TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; black; blackhole; darkenergy; darkforce; darkmatter; haltonarp; hole; quasar; stringtheory
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To: C19fan
technically known as SDSS J010013.02+280225.8, or J0100+2802 for short

Glad they gave it a nickname. Easier to remember. :)

21 posted on 02/26/2015 6:36:48 AM PST by samtheman
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To: a fool in paradise

lol


22 posted on 02/26/2015 6:46:02 AM PST by GeronL
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To: PistolPaknMama

Indeed, and also where the extra wire hangers in the closet come from.


23 posted on 02/26/2015 6:46:34 AM PST by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: Future Snake Eater

Check for the impossible planet.


24 posted on 02/26/2015 6:56:08 AM PST by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: C19fan

I wonder if that’s where all the antimatter went. And as we’re seeing it as it was ~13 billion years ago, I wonder if it’s even still there.

Thanks for posting, C.


25 posted on 02/26/2015 7:18:49 AM PST by onedoug
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To: PistolPaknMama

That would be the Hose-zone.


26 posted on 02/26/2015 7:38:42 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: a fool in paradise
I’ve heard that dark is heavier than light and that is why it sinks to the bottom of the ocean.

That's probably why light is called light - it fits both meanings perfectly. It's good to have another scientific mind to be able to discuss these theories with.

27 posted on 02/26/2015 11:34:58 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

LOL!


28 posted on 02/28/2015 12:18:14 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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