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Black Holes and the Center of Galaxies

Brian - Staff Writer — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:51:42 +0000

Most of us are familiar with the idea that within this galaxy, we live in our own solar system - the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, etc. However, our galaxy is much larger than our own solar system. In fact, did you know that a black hole is likely at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy ?

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The Formation of Stellar Mass Black Holes

Brian - Staff Writer — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:41:48 +0000

Did you know that not all black holes come from a star? Those that do actually have a special name - the stellar black hole. But what does the formation of a stellar mass black hole consist of?

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The Man Who Discovered Cosmic Black Holes: Karl Schwarzschild

Brian - Staff Writer — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:17:29 +0000

It was in the year 1916 that a man named Karl Schwarzschild began to prove the existence of black holes based on the research of scientists like Albert Einstein, among others. But who exactly is Karl Schwarzschild, anyway, and how did he come to discover the existence of black holes?

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Black Holes: Complex Physics Cause Mass Matter Absorption

Greg - Staff Writer — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:26:36 +0000

It is commonly thought that one way a Black Hole can form is by the death of a star. If the remaining mass is right, it will form a black hole. Black Holes can be seen by what they do to the space, matter, time and gravity around them as they are warped and dragged, screaming into oblivion.

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