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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. Re:Probably Something Stupid by dookiesan · · Score: 0, Troll

    Geeks love to say that those jocks in higschool were such a**holes, but what we fail to admit is that nerds are the worst of all. You can't even contemplate how awful it would be if nerds grew muscles for a day.