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Black Hole Birth Detected this Morning

Posted by timothy on from the look-out-for-space-placenta dept.

An anonymous reader writes "SPACE.com is reporting on the first optical afterglow ever detected from a short-duration (milliseconds) Gamma-Ray Burst. The GRB signals the birth of a black hole resulting from a merger between two neutron stars. Theory had predicted the whole thing, which was all spotted this morning by NASA's Swift satellite and ground-based observatories, thanks to an automated email system that notifies astronomers worldwide."

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  1. Come on! This morning? by grumpyman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It probably happened few million years ago. It's history...

  2. ...But they don't exist! by bigtallmofo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It was just about a month ago that it was reported that blackholes don't exist.

    I wish physicists could make up their mind.

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  3. after all ... by vlad_petric · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Black holes don't grow hair

    Yes, I should be modded -1 sexist.

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    The Raven

  4. Old news! by Locke2005 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is something that happened 2.2 billion years ago, and they are just now getting around to reporting it?!?

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