Posted on 11/29/2020 4:58:01 PM PST by consult
At the center of the our galaxy, with a mass roughly 4 millions times that of our sun, is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*.
And great news! It turns out scientists have discovered that we're 2,000 light-years closer to this gigantic black hole than we thought.
This doesn't mean we're currently on a collision course with a black hole. No, it's simply the result of a more accurate model of the Milky Way based on new data.
Over the last 15 years, a Japanese radio astronomy project, VERA, has been gathering data. Using a technique called interferometry, VERA gathered data from telescopes across Japan and combined them with data from other existing projects to create what is essentially the most accurate map of the Milky Way yet.
By pinpointing the location and velocity of around 99 specific points in our galaxy, VERA has concluded that the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A, at the center of our galaxy, is actually 25,800 light-years from Earth -- almost 2,000 light-years closer than what we previously believed.
In addition, the new model calculates Earth is moving faster than we believed. Older models clocked Earth's speed at 220 kilometers (136 miles) per second, orbiting around the galaxy's centre. VERA's new model has us moving at 227 kilometers (141 miles) per second.
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Apparently if this trend continues we could be there in the next 10 years!
Does that mean I am going to lose power (from electric company) soon?
The same scientists working on “cold fusion” are also working on black holes issue.
I’ll listen to ACDC before AOC any day of the week.
One of the best songs, and accompanying videos, of the 1990's. IMO
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Yeah but it will seem like a lot longer because we're going like 200 times the speed of light.
Nothing to worry about (if you are immune to the ‘second death’). God is going to make a new heaven and earth!
Who friggen cares!
Might be a better way to go than where we’re headed now.
Ok, do we need to have a lockdown for the black hole? Or just put on the helmet Ron?
Distance to Black Hole: 25,800 light years at 6 trillion miles each = 155 thousand trillion miles away.
Even if we were headed straight for it (we're not) it would take 34.5 million years to get there.
Not gonna worry about it.
That Earth is just going along for the ride.
If the Dims win the Senate we only have 1 year left.
What have you got against black ho’s? Got some kinda waycissss?
Got = you. Stupid Android spellcheck
Wouldn't that just be, so 2020?
Right now we are going down Alice in Wonderland’s Rabbit Hole. The Black Hole is the least of our worries.
Well ... all this time I thought we were traveling counter-clockwise ...
I doubt I’ll ever feel oriented again.
Think you probably meant "asianted".
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