FfFfFfFF 58,373 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 How small can a black hole be? For several decades, astronomers have worked to answer this question by tallying the black holes in our corner of the universe. They’ve found plenty of big and medium-size ones over the years—including a supermassive monster at the heart of our galaxy. But until recently, they’ve seen no signs of small ones, and that’s presented a long-standing mystery in astrophysics. Now, astronomers have discovered a black hole with just three times the mass of the sun, making it one of the smallest found to date—and it happens to be the closest known black hole, at just 1,500 light-years from Earth. The discovery “implies that there are many more [small black holes] that we might find if we increased the volume of space that we searched,” says Tharindu Jayasinghe, an astronomer at Ohio State University and lead author of a new paper detailing the discovery in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The finding “should create a push to find these systems.” Jayasinghe and his colleagues have dubbed the object the “unicorn,” in part because it is unique, and in part because it was found in the constellation Monoceros, named by ancient astronomers after the Greek word for unicorn. By studying this unicorn and other objects like it, researchers hope to get a clearer picture of what happens to stars in the final moments of their lives and why some of them collapse to become black holes while others leave behind dense stellar husks called neutron stars. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/newfound-black-hole-may-be-the-closest-to-earth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkers 30,860 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 suck us in, black hole, suck us in. End this mess now and forevermore!! Please black hole, suck us in and destroy us. We deserve it!! Remember to like and subscribe, and click on the bell icon to get the latest updates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid Oreo 14,669 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 black holes are the most gayest astronomical things, no explanation needed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondeQueenOfGGD 25,454 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Too close for comfort Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFXIV WhiteMage 6,316 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, Bonkers said: suck I'm not a black hole but I can if you like Spoiler JK, please don;t report Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A MESS 3,938 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 is it a member of GGD? Генерал Марина Абрамовић Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,854 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Again, these astronomers are shoving their telescopes into my private parts.... can they not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyerased 2,889 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Stupid Oreo said: black holes are the most gayest astronomical things, no explanation needed more than uranus? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid Oreo 14,669 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 minute ago, boyerased said: more than uranus? uranus can’t suck things Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,854 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, milam said: is it a member of GGD? well... I am here aren't I? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAstroLeo 14,452 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 8 minutes ago, Stupid Oreo said: black holes are the most gayest astronomical things, no explanation needed This is discriminating to whoever bleaches their **** Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 18,853 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 11 minutes ago, iAstroLeo said: This is discriminating to whoever bleaches their **** you won the internet, i just might frame this page Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnotyourbabe10 6,120 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 I’m ready! This lifelong existential dread is pretty unbearable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnknownUser71 2,878 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Rocket number nine take off to the black hole, to the black hole Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagasEarCondom 1,560 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 34 minutes ago, Stupid Oreo said: uranus can’t suck things Thats what you think Jk pls don't report me "escucha las palabras de las brujas" (dont mind me Im just possessing DJWS'S Hard drive for ACT II) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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