Black Hole Found Inside Globular Cluster

acidrain writes "Contrary to the prediction of some computer models, scientists have found a black hole resting peacefully in a dense nest of stars called a globular cluster. Previously discovered black holes are either similar in size to a large star, or super massive holes which are millions of times bigger than a star is able to remain stable. This finding indicates there may be an intermediate size range of holes residing within these star clusters."

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Re:I wonder if time is dilated there...

[shma]

According to General Relativity, the passage of time at a location depends on the gravitational field there. So, for instance, if the sun were to collapse into a black hole, there would be no change in the passage of time here. You would have to pass within a few Schwarzschild radii to see an effect (The Schwarzschild radius for the sun is about 3 kilometers, while Earth is 150 million km from the sum)