Posted on Jun 29, 2021
When A City-Sized Star Becomes A Black Hole's Lunch, The Universe Roils
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A black hole swallowing a neutron star — a star more massive than our sun but only about the size of a city — has been observed for the first time ever.
Each of these space monsters is among the most extreme and mysterious phenomena in the universe. The new find, described in The Astrophysical Journal Letters Tuesday, shows how the very fabric of the universe gets roiled when the two come together.
Researchers actually found not just one, but two black holes making snacks of neutron stars. Their noshing happened about a billion years ago, but was so intense that it shook space-time and sent out ripples that only recently hit the Earth, triggering giant detectors built to sense these waves.
What happens when strange meets stranger in the cosmos
Each of these space monsters is among the most extreme and mysterious phenomena in the universe. The new find, described in The Astrophysical Journal Letters Tuesday, shows how the very fabric of the universe gets roiled when the two come together.
Researchers actually found not just one, but two black holes making snacks of neutron stars. Their noshing happened about a billion years ago, but was so intense that it shook space-time and sent out ripples that only recently hit the Earth, triggering giant detectors built to sense these waves.
What happens when strange meets stranger in the cosmos
When A City-Sized Star Becomes A Black Hole's Lunch, The Universe Roils
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Well of course the fabric of space-time gets roiled when to objects of immense gravity get near each other. Just being in close proximity of each other is like a 300 pound individual doing a cannonball off a dive board into a quite pool let alone what happens when they merge.
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Two black holes making snacks of neutron stars.
the Universe is most interesting !
Thanks for posting Chip Nagel !
the Universe is most interesting !
Thanks for posting Chip Nagel !
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
A1C Riley Sanders One Uncle worked on the Apollo Project. I used to Work in the NRQZ National Radio Quiet Zone, I used to Spy on the Russian Space Program. I Guess it is Natural that a Wee Bit of Interest in Space would Rub Off.
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