There's an interesting article at Space.com about two black holes that inhabit the same galaxy. This is the first "two hole" galaxy that science has discovered.
The best part is: They're slowly closing in on one another and will eventually collide.
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"They are now spiraling towards each other," [Stefanie Komossa of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics] said of that future event. "The final merging of the black holes, to form a single one of larger mass, will be accompanied by an enormous burst of gravitational waves."
These waves will spread through the universe, causing ripples in the fabric of space that astronomers would be able to detect as tiny changes in distance between two points.
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HOT DAMN I LOVE OUTER SPACE.
The best part is: They're slowly closing in on one another and will eventually collide.
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"They are now spiraling towards each other," [Stefanie Komossa of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics] said of that future event. "The final merging of the black holes, to form a single one of larger mass, will be accompanied by an enormous burst of gravitational waves."
These waves will spread through the universe, causing ripples in the fabric of space that astronomers would be able to detect as tiny changes in distance between two points.
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HOT DAMN I LOVE OUTER SPACE. VIEW 5 of 5 COMMENTS
If NASA still won't accept you , there are private firms now that are researching the development of their own space travel programs . I'm sure that they would welcome somebody who had the desire to advance their research . Hell , even go to Russia . If you had like two hundred bucks saved up you could buy your own CITY over there . They might be more receptive than you think . Who knows ?
[Edited on Jun 21, 2004 8:20PM]