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Smallest Known Black Hole Found

Posted by timothy on from the minor-suckage dept.

smitty777 writes "Adding to the recent black hole discoveries of gas clouds and a quasar accretion disc, Forbes is reporting on a recent discovery by NASA's Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) on the smallest known black hole. From the article: 'If the astronomers' calculations are correct, this black hole is located about 16,000 to 56,000 light years away from Earth (a more precise distance hasn't yet been determined). The black hole itself is only about three times the mass of the Sun, which means that the original star was just barely big enough to form a black hole.'"

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  1. That's odd... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    How did my ex-wife end up way the hell out there?

  2. WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    WHAT THE FUCK! Is this for real? Maybe I'm just imagining this, but this article looks like, dare I say it, it may just be "news for nerds!" After months of articles about various shitty Apple devices, copyright, American politics, and shitty Apple devices again, it's stunning to finally see an article about a scientific discovery again.

  3. Tight by oldhack · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's a tight hole.

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    1. Re:Tight by ArcherB · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's a tight hole.

      That's what she said.

      Shouldn't that be "That's what HE said"?

      Never mind. I just read your username.

      I was also thinking:
      Answer: That's a tight hole.
      Clue: Name something your mother will never hear.

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    2. Re:Tight by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 4, Funny

      And it sucks hard.

      Too bad it's in the red-shift district.

  4. The biggest black hole by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 1, Funny

    The biggest hole is here at work.

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