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Most massive black hole in the local universe discovered
Newatlas.com ^ | December 08, 2019 | By David Szondy & Max Planck Society

Posted on 12/09/2019 9:20:03 AM PST by Red Badger

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1 posted on 12/09/2019 9:20:03 AM PST by Red Badger
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Well, that sucks.


2 posted on 12/09/2019 9:21:03 AM PST by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal (NorthernSentinel))
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it has a mass 40 billion times that of the Sun.

Fat Bastard of Black Holes.

3 posted on 12/09/2019 9:21:25 AM PST by C19fan
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Thought you were going to give us the address for Congress.


4 posted on 12/09/2019 9:21:52 AM PST by HonorInPa
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To: kanawa

Need a lot of sucking to get to 40 billion solar masses......


5 posted on 12/09/2019 9:21:52 AM PST by C19fan
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NIMbbbbbbbbbbbbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.....


6 posted on 12/09/2019 9:22:33 AM PST by Buttons12
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As a comparison, the whole of the Milky Way is estimated to be 1.5 trillion solar masses.


7 posted on 12/09/2019 9:23:16 AM PST by C19fan
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Who’s to argue with that?


8 posted on 12/09/2019 9:23:20 AM PST by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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To: Red Badger

“Local universe” - Now I call that a truly relative term!!!


9 posted on 12/09/2019 9:24:41 AM PST by RatRipper
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"core scouring," which occurs when two galaxies with black holes at their centers merge.

Reported.
10 posted on 12/09/2019 9:27:13 AM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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Most massive black hole in the local universe discovered:

I thought that you were going to post a picture of Nadlers’ back side!


11 posted on 12/09/2019 9:27:28 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Lincoln: "The Founders did not make America racist or slaver. They inherited it, that way!")
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Cleveland?


12 posted on 12/09/2019 9:28:39 AM PST by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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I would be banned for life from FR!.......................


13 posted on 12/09/2019 9:28:58 AM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain............)
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Toledo.....................


14 posted on 12/09/2019 9:29:41 AM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain............)
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That you, Obunghole?


15 posted on 12/09/2019 9:31:29 AM PST by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: Red Badger

So its still a local call?


16 posted on 12/09/2019 9:32:24 AM PST by Reily
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I just imagine life elsewhere being consumed....intelligent life, if sophisticated enough, would send out probes with their historical record in every direction imaginable....but at this distance the odds of encountering one would be 1 in billions.


17 posted on 12/09/2019 9:34:51 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is now a hate-group)
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To: Red Badger

“Local” universe? Has another been discovered and I missed the news flash?


18 posted on 12/09/2019 9:54:36 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (In an age of artificial intelligence, teachers are creating artificial stupidity.)
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lol


19 posted on 12/09/2019 9:57:29 AM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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lol

why is it the science threads here usually have a bunch of the funniest comments of the day? :)


20 posted on 12/09/2019 9:57:57 AM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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