Posted on 04/28/2020 9:25:53 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Black holes are most often discussed in terms of their mass, but how much volume do these hefty, invisible objects actually have?
Lurking at the center of the Milky Way is a gargantuan black hole that tips the scales at several million times the mass of the Sun. Like all black holes, this supermassive monster — called Sagittarius A* — devours anything that falls too close, including light. However, consuming material is just one way these monsters grow to truly astronomical sizes, reaching mindboggling weights. Although astronomers often talk about black holes as being gigantic objects, it’s important to remember they’re usually referring to the object’s mass, not its physical size.
So, one obvious question is: How much space do different types of black holes take up?
Black hole weight classes
The standard black hole, known as a stellar-mass black hole, forms when a massive star (greater than about 8 solar masses) reaches the end of its life. After depleting the last of its remaining nuclear fuel, the star’s uncontested gravity causes it to rapidly collapse before rebounding outward in an epic blast known as a supernova. What remains, depending on the mass of the star, will either be a neutron star or a black hole. These stellar-mass black holes can range from a couple to several dozen times the mass of the Sun.
However, the origins of supermassive black holes like Sagittarius A*, which can range from millions to billions of times the mass of the Sun, remain unknown. Astronomers do know their extreme size and mass seems to be related to the galaxies they call home, with the biggest supermassive black holes found in the centers of the biggest galaxies.
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Interesting that smaller black holes exist throughout galaxies and orbit the massive central black hole.
Dunno...but Obama took up quite a bit. /s
Article says that a black hole the mass of the earth would be the size of a ping-ping ball. Another that had the mass of the sun would be about 2 miles in diameter.
Amazing!
Joe Biden is 6 ft and 205 lbs
“...ping-pong ball...”
And what he didn’t take up the Massholes made up for in Elizabeth Warren and Mittens Romnycarebot.
We need a “like” button!
There are many unanswerable questions one could ponder.
“How many Angels fit on the head of a pin?”
“Is a Black Hole an example of the String Theory?”
“Does light energy have weight in and of itself?”
“What are the 7 Elements of the Earth?” (This one does have an answer).
Cuomo’s black hole of death in New York is taking up a lot of space... And creating a lot of senior citizens deaths.
Michio Kaku mentioned, when he was being interviewed on Art Bell, that we have rogue black holes flying through the galaxy on their own.
That is scary.
As much as they want.
"Did a Black Hole swallow up Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?"
-PJ
It is most likely that the chances that we get hit by a black hole randomly shooting through our galaxy are........... astronomical.
I would say Bermuda Triangle, but that’s in another part of the world. That was the go-to explanation for many lost flights back in the 70’s.
Well, one filled up the White House.
Who’s playing? Wish I was there. It looks like a rockin’ good place to be.
ELO? Hall & Oates?...Too much brass and percussion to be Black Sabbath.
As much as it wants
Earth, Wind, and Fire?
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