Posted by
chrisd
on from the infinite-radius-finite-diameter dept.
paradox writes "Reuters is reporting that scientists have found a massive black hole 40,000 light-years away that could change the way scientists think about black holes. The mass of this particular black hole is 14 times the mass of the sun, compared to the typical mass of 3 to 7 suns."
Re:Potential energy source?
by
Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 5, Funny
Tell you what. You fly out there and do a complete survey of the area. We'll wait for you to come back with your findings and whatever you decide is the best course we'll implement. This is in your hands now.
Thanks for volunteering.
BTW, don't fall in! hahaha... Astronomy joke... *sigh*
It will change the way scientists think about them
by
glwtta
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· Score: 4, Funny
I think Reuters is being completely irresponsible by reporting this hole before a fix can be completed by all affected parties. The only current known fix for this hole is to make sure less matter falls in than energy is radiated by the hole, and keep it that way for a long time. In the meantime (however many millions and millions of years that takes), script kiddies with FTL drive capabilities will be having a field day.
Slashdot is just contributing to the problem by spreading the news. Sheesh!
-Puk
p.s. This hole is hardly a surprise. We've found that space is riddled with such holes, and to my knowledge, none of them have been closed. If space was open source to begin with, enterprising hackers would have found these holes long ago, and plugged them with Bill Gates' ego.
Slashdot Mirror
Tell you what. You fly out there and do a complete survey of the area. We'll wait for you to come back with your findings and whatever you decide is the best course we'll implement. This is in your hands now.
Thanks for volunteering.
BTW, don't fall in! hahaha... Astronomy joke... *sigh*
"We now think they are bigger!"
sic transit gloria mundi
I think Reuters is being completely irresponsible by reporting this hole before a fix can be completed by all affected parties. The only current known fix for this hole is to make sure less matter falls in than energy is radiated by the hole, and keep it that way for a long time. In the meantime (however many millions and millions of years that takes), script kiddies with FTL drive capabilities will be having a field day.
Slashdot is just contributing to the problem by spreading the news. Sheesh!
-Puk
p.s. This hole is hardly a surprise. We've found that space is riddled with such holes, and to my knowledge, none of them have been closed. If space was open source to begin with, enterprising hackers would have found these holes long ago, and plugged them with Bill Gates' ego.
oh man, that sucks...
(Black hole? Get it? Sucks? )
man, i picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
--ST
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