msnbc.msn.com— The black hole, in galaxy M87 -- a mere 50 million light years away -- is two to three times heftier than previously thought weighing in at a whopping 6.4 billion times the mass of the Sun.
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Yeah I know what you mean. I think Axeman didn't understand your idea. Okay literally just picture the sun now picture something that is 6.4 billion times the mass of it. It toggles the MIND! But I'm extremely interested in science and programming so this appeals to me but yeah I mean honestly. This is huge news if you follow this stuff. It will probably get a name like other black holes.
Yeah the event horizon is merely the boundary where light cannot escape thus giving it it's 'visible' size. (round black sphere) @ TSK05. The laws of physics 'break down' inside a black hole. Does this include the concept of a Planck length?
Since space is greatly curved near a black hole, radius and circumference are not necessarily related by C = 2 pi r. Moreover, radius is actually difficult to define, and different sensible definitions will give you different answers.And it's not surprising that TSK05 cannot find whether it's limited to the planck's length or not. That's because that would require a theory that unified quantum mechanics and general relativity, which does not exist. People usually quote the planck's length as a point where Einstein's general relativity is *expected* to break down, but there's no better theory at the moment to replace it.
123bucklemyshoeJun 9, 2009
Yeah I know what you mean. I think Axeman didn't understand your idea. Okay literally just picture the sun now picture something that is 6.4 billion times the mass of it. It toggles the MIND! But I'm extremely interested in science and programming so this appeals to me but yeah I mean honestly. This is huge news if you follow this stuff. It will probably get a name like other black holes.
Closed AccountJun 9, 2009
oh man this thing sucks. Bada ching! It's good to make bad jokes sometimes.
jmdwinterJun 9, 2009
Yeah the event horizon is merely the boundary where light cannot escape thus giving it it's 'visible' size. (round black sphere) @ TSK05. The laws of physics 'break down' inside a black hole. Does this include the concept of a Planck length?
Closed AccountJun 9, 2009
Not Using Reply = I wanna see how smart I am on the main page but end up looking stupid
macenvyJun 9, 2009
Here ya go:<a class="user" href="http://www.thespacewriter.com/Black_Hole_Milkyway.jpg">http://www.thespacewriter.com/Black_Hole_Milkyway. ...</a>
jmdwinterJun 9, 2009
Ooh baby can you hear me moan?
karmabanditJun 10, 2009
Since space is greatly curved near a black hole, radius and circumference are not necessarily related by C = 2 pi r. Moreover, radius is actually difficult to define, and different sensible definitions will give you different answers.And it's not surprising that TSK05 cannot find whether it's limited to the planck's length or not. That's because that would require a theory that unified quantum mechanics and general relativity, which does not exist. People usually quote the planck's length as a point where Einstein's general relativity is *expected* to break down, but there's no better theory at the moment to replace it.
rdvonJun 10, 2009
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