Do Solo Black Holes Roam the Universe?

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday June 5, 2012 @09:34AM from the cosmic-nomads-with-eating-disorders dept.

sciencehabit writes "Two mysterious bright spots in a disheveled, distant galaxy suggest that astronomers have found the best evidence yet for a supermassive black hole being shoved out of its home. If confirmed, the finding would verify Einstein's theory of general relativity in a region of intense gravity not previously tested. The results would also suggest that some giant black holes roam the universe as invisible free floaters, flung from the galaxies in which they coalesced. Although loner black holes may be an entity that has to be reckoned with, they would still be rare."

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YES! And I can prove it... by Shoten · 2012-06-05 09:35 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I was married to one for a while.

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You have to ask? by DigiShaman · 2012-06-05 09:42 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Hell yes they roam the universe. Just look at our national debt. That's one giant black hole right there. So massive the entire world has gotten sucked into the event horizon.

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