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Scientists Record Signal of Distant Black Hole Consuming Star
ananyo writes "Astronomers think they have seen the flare of a dying star being eviscerated by a black hole. The signal, spotted by three different satellites, could shed light on the relationship between the smaller black holes seen in our own galaxy and the supermassive ones in distant reaches of the Universe. The stellar victim was first seen in 2011 by Swift, a NASA satellite designed to spot bursts of high-energy photons known as gamma-rays. For more than a month, Swift watched a signal from a distant galaxy, which eventually faded from view. Subsequent analysis showed that the gamma-rays probably came from a star being ripped to pieces by a previously unknown black hole (abstract)."
It wasn't a black hole, it was a hipster hole... You probably didn't know about it until now.
#fuckbeta #iamslashdot #dicemustdie
I wish astronomers would stop training their telescopes on the activities in this region.
I swear they give me mod points to shut me up.
Or just a few lightyears away in the center of our own galaxy.
My AC stalker: " I personally agree with your posts most of the time, but that won't keep me from modding you troll"
burp!
I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
Just to clarify, in case anyone jumped to the same conclusion I did at first:
Scientists Record Signal Of Distant Black Hole Consuming A Star
Not:
Scientists Record Signal Of Distant Black-Hole-Consuming Star
Minor difference.
Demanding constant attention will only lead to attention.
wrong black hole...
I work for the Department of Redundancy Department.
The ultra strong tidal forces around the black hole probably squeezed the star apart rather than peeled off the surface. This is called the noodle effect or spaghettification.
"Mayor Michael Bloomberg, when asked to comment, suggested that consuming whole stars is a major cause of black hole obesity and that he is introducing legislation to limit black hole consumption to dwarf stars and interstellar gasses. Local law enforcement expressed skepticism that the ban could enforced, since the black holes are "a bajillion light years out of our jurisdiction" but Bloomberg was adamant that "if we can save even one black hole from a life of obesity and health issues then we have an obligation to act no matter what the cost".
Posted for an hour and nothing but bad snarky jokes, grammar complaints and political commentary.
The translated text from the signal.
Was it something like millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced?
sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
Scientists Record Signal of Distant Black Hole Consuming Star
Help meeeeee!
That's no moon.
Gee, cosmologists like this one have been using those very words to describe stellar creation and destruction for 75 years or more.
But they're just scientists, so what the heck do they know, anyway?
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.
Fine, let's see what the dictionary says:
Examples of BIRTH ...
the birth of the solar system
the birth of the blues
We are witnessing the birth of a new era.
I have some hoisin sauce in the fridge, might make that crow go down a little better.
Il n'y a pas de Planet B.