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A Pair of Supermassive Black Holes Could Be Fated to Collide Within 3 Years
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:23 pm
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The weird behavior of a galaxy around a billion light-years away suggests that it might contain one of the most highly anticipated events in modern astronomy.
Fluctuations in light from the center of the galaxy SDSS J1430+2303 look suspiciously like a pair of supermassive black holes with a combined mass of around 200 million Suns destined for an imminent collision with each other.
"Imminent" in cosmic terms can often stretch on for whole lifetimes. Fortunately in this case, astronomers predict that if the signal is indeed the result of colossal black holes they will merge within the next three years.
It may be our best shot yet to see two supermassive black holes collide… but we still don't know for sure if that's what is going on at the heart of J1429+2303. Scientists advise that we continue watching the strange galaxy to see if it can be conclusively identified.
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Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:25 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:27 pm to Jim Rockford
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It may be our best shot yet to see two supermassive black holes collide… but we still don't know for sure if that's what is going on
In other words, send mo money.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:28 pm to Jim Rockford
Didn't they collide a billion years ago?
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:30 pm to Jim Rockford
I’d venture to say that being a full time star gazer, with your job being predicated on finding what will end humanity, isn’t very fulfilling.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:31 pm to Jim Rockford
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Imminent" in cosmic terms can often stretch on for whole lifetimes.
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suggests that it might
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look suspiciously like
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but we still don't know for sure if that's what is going on at the heart of J1429+2303.
I just bought two rolls of toilet paper.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:32 pm to Jim Rockford
Honestly I hope it happens. We’ve seen enough of humans on earth to know it’s time for a change.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:32 pm to Jim Rockford
So they maybe already did hundreds of millions of years ago and we'll observe it in a few years.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:33 pm to Jim Rockford
I think it’d be a cool job. Lots of night work though.
Louisiana has the detector for these types of events. Could be cool.
Louisiana has the detector for these types of events. Could be cool.
This post was edited on 9/1/22 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:35 pm to Jim Rockford
One is named Stacy and the other is ??
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:35 pm to Jim Rockford
Fake. Show me the part of the Bible that mentions black holes.
This post was edited on 9/1/22 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:36 pm to The Boat
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Didn't they collide a billion years ago?
Transparently, I usually disagree (in silence mostly) with a lot things you post, but with that said...
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:36 pm to Jim Rockford
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The weird behavior of a galaxy around a billion light-years away
This means the galaxies collided a billion years ago. The effects just haven't gotten here yet (or the light).
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:38 pm to mattz1122
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Fake. Show me the part of the Bible that mentions black holes.
Holy troll, Batman!
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:39 pm to taylork37
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:41 pm to AUstar
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This means the galaxies collided a billion years ago.
That’s not actually true. It can take billions of years after two galaxies collide for the supermassive black holes to find each other at the center of the new galaxy.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:44 pm to Jim Rockford
I’ve heard that multiple submissive black holes will be colliding this weekend at the Decadence Festival.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 6:46 pm to schatman
Is that Howie Day? ??
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