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There's a Hole in the Middle of It All
Apparition writes "CNN is reporting that the star at the center of our galaxy is actually a super-massive black hole. The article then claims that it occupies a volume of space about 3 times that of our solar system. If my math is correct, about 230 million suns could fit into that same volume, so it doesn't impress me that the claimed mass of the black hole is only between 2.6 and 3.7 million times that of the sun. So what is up here? Since when do black holes occupy so much space (I thought they were points)? And how can something with a density only 1/100 of our Sun be called super-massive?" I think the article is talking about a maximum possible size of the object, due to limitations on the resolution of our instruments. Nature has a no-registration story about the research. Update: 10/16 23:44 GMT by M : There's an article with more information on space.com, and a press release from the European Southern Observatory.
Ok, I've heard of there being a singularity in the center of our galaxy for a long time now, and CNN is JUST coming out with this? Isn't CNN a news channel, and isn't new supposed to be current?
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They get FUCKED up, not fscked. I ignored the rest of what you said, you fucking bastard.
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if you want to profesize about black holes then try taking a few physics classes first. Otherwise, you can all stop wasting your breath.