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Scientists Discover Teeny Tiny Black Hole

Posted by Zonk on from the for-relative-terms-of-teeny-and-tiny dept.

AbsoluteXyro writes "According to a Space.com article, NASA scientists have discovered the smallest known black hole to date. The object is known as 'XTE J1650-500'. Weighing in at a scant 3.8 solar masses and measuring only 15 miles across, this finding sheds new light on the lower limit of black hole sizes and the critical threshold at which a star will become a black hole upon its death, rather than a neutron star. XTE J1650-500 beats out the previous record holder, GRO 1655-40, by about 2.5 solar masses."

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  1. As someone who skimmed A Brief History of Time by agrippa_cash · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I thought that black holes took up no space, and now a small one is 15 miles across.

  2. Re:That's nothing... by chrispalasz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How exactly did we get from talking about black holes, to talking about gay porn? Gay porn can involve a black hole too...