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A black hole with over 2 million times the mass of the Sun

apod.nasa.gov — At the center of our Milky Way Galaxy lies a black hole with over 2 million times the mass of the Sun. Once a controversial claim, this astounding conclusion is now virtually inescapable and based on observations of stars orbiting very near the galactic center. This deep near-infrared image shows the crowded inner 2 light-years of the Milky Way.

Who dugg this? Made popular Nov 7, 2008

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Surferess, on 11/06/2008, -4/+66Super Massive Black Hole!
jkahrs595, on 11/07/2008, -0/+33pretty much.
GoGoPoCoSo, on 11/07/2008, -0/+31your ex-girlfriend weighed over 3.97784 × 10^36 kg?
breakspirit, on 11/07/2008, -1/+32I love science.
Troy64, on 11/06/2008, -1/+28I believe that is what holds the galaxy together.
chaosgroove, on 11/07/2008, -1/+27Black hole sun, won't you come and wash the milky waaayy..
stinkummm, on 11/07/2008, -1/+27Most important issue of the 88,434,343,666 election
chaon93, on 11/07/2008, -3/+28IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!
jkahrs595, on 11/07/2008, -3/+26Sounds like my ex-girlfriend.
ArmedRebel, on 11/07/2008, -1/+22What's even more impressive is they had a scale to weight it!
abajaj2280, on 11/07/2008, -0/+18it'll ***** eat crysis
pirlok, on 11/06/2008, -1/+19should we be afraid?
Aros, on 11/07/2008, -4/+22Who divided by zero?
alphgeek, on 11/07/2008, -0/+16The other 99,998,000,000 stars in the galaxy have some say in the matter also.
inactive, on 11/07/2008, -3/+18hopefully it doesn't accidentally the whole galaxy.
VodkanLemons, on 11/07/2008, -1/+14I just know someone's gonna say, "that's over 9000"
lynx87, on 11/07/2008, -0/+13Gotta love when the scale of the picture is measured in 1 Light Year increments.
aznpwnzor, on 11/07/2008, -0/+13thanks captain obvious
Yookji, on 11/07/2008, -0/+12There won't be an election that year. Try 88,434,343,664 or 88,434,343,668.
alphgeek, on 11/07/2008, -1/+12Who do you think invented your non-stick frypan? NASA, bitch.
AtraNoxVII, on 11/07/2008, -9/+19We
Are
So
F***ed,
If that thing gets angry and decides to eat the universe.
Donotsurf, on 11/07/2008, -1/+11Damn nature, you scary!
5xSTUN, on 11/07/2008, -2/+11"Scientists were recently fooled by Satan into thinking that there's something in the sky other than Jesus."

There, fixed that for ya!

Sincerely,

The Kansas Board of Education
inactive, on 11/07/2008, -2/+11OH SHI--
drewbudd, on 11/07/2008, -0/+9since when do we put commas in the year?

oh yea, that damn 5684332 election!

Stupid Proposition ,,,
inactive, on 11/07/2008, -1/+10I was thinking BLACK HOLE SUN, but OK.... I'll settle for Muse.
itsthehumidity, on 11/07/2008, -0/+9I'm pretty sure our solar system is on the very outside edge of the galaxy or something. If we're going in, we're one of the last ones.

Edit: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10385928/
lijamez, on 11/07/2008, -0/+8Biggest nom ever.
dngermouse, on 11/07/2008, -1/+9well aren't you the cool
tattertech, on 11/07/2008, -0/+7Fear holds the galaxy together!?
(hooray fun with poor pronoun use!)
0260, on 11/07/2008, -0/+7We need a black cork, stat
kefkaantakrist, on 11/07/2008, -5/+11***** you! Two of my friends died saying "that's over 9000"!
kefkah, on 11/07/2008, -1/+7No doubt caused by an alien civilization's Super Collider...that is working.
aphexcoil, on 11/07/2008, -0/+6That sucks
Shaggy3, on 11/07/2008, -0/+6Attack its weak point to inflict massive damage!
kingUssop, on 11/07/2008, -2/+8Space is so ***** up.
dvsbastard, on 11/07/2008, -0/+6Hey, look... "frogles" account is deleted, and a new douchebag troll appears with the name "bogles"... How convenient!

http://www.neaveru.com/digg/stats/frogles
dngermouse, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5That thumbnail is quite trippy
theviceroy, on 11/07/2008, -1/+6Anus Dei!
sayoshinn, on 11/07/2008, -2/+7We're all going to die
reno77, on 11/07/2008, -1/+6You know what's the really strange thing about Massive black holes? They are only as dense as Air!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermassive_black_ho ...
inactive, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5For those of you interested in learning more about supermassive black holes, I've posted the following articles for further elucidation..

http://digg.com/space/Even_Dwarf_Galaxies_Have_Sup ...

http://digg.com/space/Light_Echoes_from_Our_Superm ...

http://digg.com/space/The_New_History_of_Black_Hol ...

http://digg.com/space/Photo_Contains_More_Than_1_0 ...

as well as another someone had already posted prior..

http://digg.com/space/Black_Holes_Key_to_Mapping_t ...
inactive, on 11/07/2008, -1/+6MUSE ... that's a great song!
supermanly, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5Galactic Goatse
rdvon, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4That's what she said!
chiefbandit2200, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4There will be a Congressional election that year...
DekarCorvus, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4I for one welcome our super massive black hole overlords?

and actually.....hate to break the party up. but it is NOT infact a black hole. its just my ego. it was the only place i could fit it. and now its grown so huge not even light can escape it....
custal, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4Pics or it didn... never mind.
inactive, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4unfortunately, in an unspectacular fashion that has nothing to do with black holes.
inactive, on 11/07/2008, -0/+39,000 instances!
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