Comments on: Black hole discovered 26,000 light years away, says NASA

By: Bri

Bri — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:35:48 +0000

I’ve got a hole in me pocket. The vast majority of black holes discovered to date are the super massive ones in the centers of galaxies. Even these were only relatively recently discovered. They are hard to study because of the galactic debris being sucked in obscures them. This is a very small one with relatively little material around it. Not only that, this one is at the borderline of creation. As the article says, this class of star usually degrades into a nuetron star, so it helps us understand what the threshold of black hole formation is. Anyone worried about a black hole 26,000 light years away must be assuming that it can travel at many times the speed of light , in order to be a threat to us.

By: Editor

Editor — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:02:04 +0000

Agreed, The “just” has been removed. The news is the existence of another black hole in our galaxy and the “rare opportunity to study a supernova responsible for creating a young black hole” and what we might learn.

By: Marcos Marin

Marcos Marin — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:26:13 +0000

“I suspect the editor is indeed trying to scare you people…”

And sorry for suggesting the idea yesterday =P

By: vescovom

vescovom — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:18:57 +0000

The last sentence was pretty funny, lol. He just throws it in there.

By: Marcos Marin

Marcos Marin — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:07:52 +0000

There is. Developing better theories =)

By: Cloudswrest

Cloudswrest — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:30:31 +0000

“Black hole discovered *just* 26,000 light years away”

Huh? The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is nearly the same distance at ~30,000 light years away. Cygnus x-1 is only about 6000 light years way. Why is this news?

By: WLGJR

WLGJR — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:11:25 +0000

Boltzmann Brain “monsters” spontaneously emerge inside your room, or the brane of another universe collide with our universe are even better scares.
We can’t even hide or prepare in anyway. Or, is there any way to survive such catastrophes?

By: Marcos Marin

Marcos Marin — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:59:15 +0000

I suspect the editor is indeed trying to scare you people…

By: WLGJR

WLGJR — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:12:55 +0000

Is there a way to survive the “spaghettification”? E.g. converting ourselves into EM wave or other ethereal mode of existence?
BTW, I think Black Holes would be excellent data storages (if we have the high tech to extract stored data).