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Supermassive black hole struggles to swallow Milky Way

Posted January 14, 2010 9:58 AM

From physicsworld.com: news:

Scientists were already aware that the huge black hole at the centre of our galaxy does not consume large amounts of matter, but it could be an even pickier eater than previously thought. That is according to new research done in the US that suggests that the black hole - called Sagittarius A* - has a tendency to blow away 99.99% of the matter available for its consumption.

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01/15/2010 5:02 PM

Wooa, this is good news for the folks at the LHC. If they can make small black holes that are picky eaters, they could find em a place in the 'exotic pets' market..

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01/15/2010 11:07 PM

Dammit! Getting black-holed was how I intended to escape to another universe.

Now, my scattered atoms will have to all of eternity yto live throughthe entropy death of OUR universe!

Zzzzzz ...

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