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Hundreds of Black Holes Roam Loose In Milky Way

Posted by samzenpus on from the Maximilian-and-old-bob dept.

sciencehabit writes "From Science: 'Astronomers suspect that hundreds of medium-sized black holes are roaming loose in the Milky Way. These rogues, according to a new study, are the orphaned central black holes of the many smaller galaxies that the Milky Way has swallowed over its billions of years of existence.'"

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  1. Remembers me of this prank by superFoieGras · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anyone remember this prank with the British red devil ? He planted hundreds of dog craps across a walking bridge so you had no way to avoid them...

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    I swear Officer, these are not WMD, just plain French cheese...
  2. Re:First swine flu, now loose-roaming black holes? by Gilmoure · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Squirrels? Just saw a documentary about a girl who got squirrels in her pants.

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    I drank what? -- Socrates
  3. Our Galaxy is Bad-ass! by masmullin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "many smaller galaxies that the Milky Way has swallowed over its billions of years of existence"

    Lesser punier galaxies beware. The M-Way is a comin! We're gonna rock your black hole!