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Super Black Holes: NASA mission seeks new laws of physics

dailygalaxy.com — The Gamma Ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST) is an astounding mission to explore the most extreme environments in the universe, search for signs of new laws of physics, what composes the mysterious dark matter, and secrets found in gamma ray explosions.

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  • AmyVernon, on 06/13/2008, -4/+3Really interesting...
  • trystero49, on 06/13/2008, -2/+5I feel even smaller now.
  • BigManOnCampus, on 06/13/2008, -3/+3I think the scientists/engineers chose GLAST for the humor/rhyming possibilites. Don't ever think they don't do that.
  • shakbhaji, on 06/14/2008, -0/+25This kind of stuff is so fascinating to me. Astronomy, theoretical and applied astrophysics, and theoretical physics are all things that I don't think I have the patience (or sheer brilliance for that matter) to study for a living, but I really enjoy reading the dumbed down versions of the research findings. String theory, its offshoots, and other related fields are a particular favorite of mine. I got sucked in by "The Elegant Universe."

    Dugg for the very imaginative, descriptive language in the article.
    • hydriplex, on 06/14/2008, -0/+3I agree with absolutely every word you said. I wish I could digg you up multiple times.
      • stargazer0966, on 06/19/2008, -0/+0I agree with every word you said too!!!!!!!!!!!! I just LOVE Astronomy don't you but i mean it's so hard to understand and it stinks because most of my friends don't have the patience to even listen to me and say, "I lost you when you said supernova" and also when they say, "Astronomy stinks" but some how i just love it no matter what they say and i wish everyone was that way!!! So i TOTALLY agree with you!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Mongey, on 06/14/2008, -9/+0*insert intelligent comment here*
    • Zaneris, on 06/14/2008, -0/+5Some simple advice for any future attempts at a similar witty comment in response to an article regarding physics...

      Try harder next time.
  • Hoofenhoffer, on 06/14/2008, -7/+2O hey, look! A super black hole......

    It's a trap!
  • Zaneris, on 06/14/2008, -1/+3It's amazing really, about 10 years ago I received a book from my uncle called "Black Holes and Time Warps" that took a fictional journey to the centre of the galaxy to examine this very thing at the beginning of the book; and now, here we are, sending out spacecraft to make it all reality.

    Who says science isn't worth the few pennies of our tax dollars that goes toward it?
    • USB2point0, on 06/14/2008, -6/+2the ever rising cost to live and move

      that's what says it
  • VideoHost1, on 06/14/2008, -1/+0Hubble Deep Field

    http://2.0web.tv/index.php?option=com_seyret&task= ...
  • wesleyzero, on 06/14/2008, -2/+7But is it super massive?
    • stargazer0966, on 06/19/2008, -1/+0Yes it does happen to be SUPER MASSIVE! the super massive black hole has a magnitude between 10 to the fifth power and 10 to the tenth power solar masses! and a stellar black hole has only 20 or more solar masses which is a lot smaller! they are said to be at the center of every galaxy but that has not been proven.
  • StevesJobs, on 06/14/2008, -2/+4super /massive/ black holes??
  • tpmidd, on 06/14/2008, -1/+6And the superstar sucked into the supermassive
    Glaciers melting in the dead of night
    And the superstar sucked into...

    Supermassive black hole...
  • DigitusAnonymus, on 06/14/2008, -3/+1Black holes are very dark.

  • Spymodhf, on 06/14/2008, -2/+7Bring on the Muse references.
  • MattNF, on 06/14/2008, -2/+2Is it just me, or do comments on space-related articles suck ass?
    • hpfreak26, on 06/14/2008, -1/+4Agreed. I think it's because nobody knows what the hell the article means.
    • kbro, on 06/14/2008, -0/+4Agreed. I think it is because one cannot engage in flame wars over real science.

      You cannot interject your political, economic, or religious beliefs into a science discussion without immediately losing your audience's respect
  • akaz, on 06/14/2008, -6/+1***** THING SUCKS!
  • SuperJimmyJimbo, on 06/14/2008, -0/+1that's no moon...
  • identitymatrix, on 06/14/2008, -0/+2Today: The Geneva convention.
    Tomorrow: The laws of physics.
    The United States: Subverting the established laws one step at a time.
    /sorry
    Would make a good movie trailer though.
  • elevatedystopia, on 06/14/2008, -1/+0black hole FTW
  • checkonomics, on 06/14/2008, -9/+0these bums have waaaay too much time on their hands. we should cut all funding to NASA PRONTO
    • Skooma714, on 06/14/2008, -0/+2Yeah kill moar infidels in the middle east and pay out to bums who didn't lern2 invest. woo
    • flashback99, on 06/14/2008, -0/+2Just how how much does the Republican party pay you to spam digg, you anti-scientific piece of *****? Just look at your pathetic comments on other stories, you sorry piece of humanity.
  • GregFD3S, on 06/14/2008, -0/+2New laws of physics?

    *Head Explodes*
  • Mendystern, on 06/14/2008, -0/+0fascinating absolutely fascinating!!
  • nedy78, on 06/14/2008, -0/+0What if CAT, really spelled DOG?
  • elevatedystopia, on 06/14/2008, -1/+1CAT backwords is TAG and people wear DOGTAGs
    • live2board, on 06/14/2008, -0/+1Wow...I thought I was on youtube for a second...
      • elevatedystopia, on 06/14/2008, -6/+0don't you mean google.video.com? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
    • nedy78, on 06/14/2008, -0/+0You just blew my mind.
    • stargazer0966, on 06/20/2008, -0/+0uhhhhhhhhhh... actuley cat spelled backwards is tac not tag sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • dexedrine, on 06/14/2008, -0/+6One popular "sudden extinction" theory is that such a burst has happened within range of our own galaxy, but because the lethal gamma radiation moves at the speed of light, the first evidence we could 'detect' would be everybody and everything dropping dead.

    Awesome!!!!
  • CMuffa, on 06/14/2008, -1/+1I didn't read this article...is it about Oprah or Robin Quivers? Hoo-hoo
  • mydave, on 08/13/2008, -0/+0Space is really very interesting thing. and every time I wonder looking pics and reading news. And of course every time looking in stars or in moon something happened with me. Nice article. thank you!
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