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Fantastic Anarchist

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1. Very cool ...

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Feb 20, 2013, 04:30 PM

Feb 2013

... however, it was poorly worded until I got to this part:

At just 1,000 years old (not including light travel time), this could be the youngest black hole formed in our Milky Way galaxy, scientists say.

At first, I was thinking, how could it be only 1,000 years old if it's 26,000 light-years away - until I got to the above sentence.

I'm glad they clarified that or my head would have exploded trying to resolve the inconsistency.

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Our galaxy's youngest black hole? Could be... [View all] n2doc Feb 2013 OP

Very cool ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #1

I'm still confused by it. sakabatou Feb 2013 #2

The light has only reached the earth 1,000 years ago. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #3

the light we see now was emitted 1,000 years after the explosion n2doc Feb 2013 #4

That's what I thought it was sakabatou Feb 2013 #5

I confused myself trying to answer you. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #6