B Flat Black Hole Using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, astronomers have found for the first time, sound waves froma supermassive black hole. The black hole in question, is in the Perseus cluster of galaxies, about 250 million light years from Earth. The sound the black hole makes translates to the bote B flat, but the note is 57 octaves lower than the middle C -- making it impossible for the human ear to hear it. This has some significance, as astronomers have long wondered why gas in galaxy clusters don't cool -- cooling gas would allow star formation, as it would allow gravity to exert its influence -- however, gas in galaxy clusters remain hot. Sound waves from black holes may be the mechanism keeping the gas hot.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Blogs of Note

Who Would Jesus Hate? -- described as providing "anecdotal evidence of how religion is on the wrong side of every social issue." Fugetaboutit! -- hilarious site from a "48-year-old shrinking Italian comedian ." Take the tagline for instance: "I saw the face of Jesus in my lasagna ... briefly."
Read more

Civil disobedience is called for

Image
In an act of desperation, Tim DeCristopher chose civil disobedience to disrupt the bidding process that saw 149,000 acres of public land leased off to oil companies in Utah. The lease of the land to oil companies, to allow drilling, has been contested by many who wish to preserve the pristine land, located near Arches National Park, the White River, the greater Desolation Canyon region, Labyrinth Canyon, the benches east of Canyonlands National Park, Nine Mile Canyon, the Book Cliffs and the Deep Creek Mountains. It is one of the final sell-off by the dying Bush administration. DeCristopher showed at the auction, registered as a bidder, and started bidding -- and winning -- with no intention of purchasing or paying for the auctions he won. Way to go dude! You're a hero!
Read more
GT Ripple Want to say goodbye to that ole boring desktop? Try GT Ripple. It adds nice soothing movement to your desktop. Once you've downloaded and installed the app, you will need to images to ripple. Go here: Visual Paradox Deviant Art
Read more