remix17 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Whatever gave birth to this monster can be real proud. The biggest black hole in the universe weighs in with a respectable mass of 18 billion Suns, and is about the size of an entire galaxy. Just like in the Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito flick ?Twins?, the massive black hole has a puny twin hovering nearby. By observing the orbit of the smaller black hole, astronomers are able to test Einstein's theory of general relativity with stronger gravitational fields than ever before. The biggest black hole beats out its nearest competitor by six times. Fortunately, it?s 3.5 billion light years away, forming the heart of a quasar called OJ287. Quasars are extremely bright objects in which matter spiraling into a giant black hole emits large amounts of radiation. Full article... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted March 19, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 19, 2008 If the black whole was big enough to suck in the whole universe (not this one, but say theoretically), being so far away, is it possible that our universe be gone already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElite Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 How can they say for sure that its THE biggest one in the Universe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 How can they say for sure that its THE biggest one in the Universe? It's the biggest discovered thus far.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guru Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 more on blackholes... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackhole If the black whole was big enough to suck in the whole universe (not this one, but say theoretically), being so far away, is it possible that our universe be gone already? guess entire universe would be a singularity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenicanin Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 If the black whole was big enough to suck in the whole universe (not this one, but say theoretically), being so far away, is it possible that our universe be gone already? It's in the universe. Universe is pretty much everything. Not, galaxy on the other hand, it could suck in I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CdCViRus Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Black holes don't "suck in," contrary to popular belief. read the Wikipedia article mentioned above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PricklyPoo Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 It's in the universe. Universe is pretty much everything. Not, galaxy on the other hand, it could suck in I suppose. We don't know that for sure yet. :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvo Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 3.5 billion light years away? So the twin's already merged with the big brother into an even larger black hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 can someone give me that measurement in "kirstie ally's". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted March 29, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 29, 2008 25 kirstie ally's away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brayan27 Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 wow that is big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 25 kirstie ally's away i was talking about the size of the black hole, but distance works better :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimoose Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 can someone give me that measurement in "kirstie ally's". lol :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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